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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 4 48c Polyester Formation Questions

Practise recognising polyester formation as condensation polymerisation and naming water as the small molecule produced.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry 4CH1

Exam points

  • name the reaction between a dicarboxylic acid and a diol as condensation polymerisation
  • identify water or H2O as the small molecule formed alongside the polyester

Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 4 48c Polyester Formation Questions question 1

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Ethanol, C2H5OH\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH}, can be manufactured from ethene and steam using a phosphoric acid catalyst.

Butanedioic acid and ethanediol react together to form a polyester and water.

Give the name of this type of polymerisation.

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