Plastic is part of our daily lives. It has been since the early 20th century. It packages our goods, it’s in our phones, our appliances, our tools…it’s literally everywhere (including our bodies). Over the past decade or so, the environmentalism spotlight has shown brightly upon the plastics industry, as scientists gained a better understanding of the many consequences of a plastic society. The term microplastics (tiny, often microscopic fragments of plastic) has even become a part of most peoples’ vocabularies.
"Polymers are formed when four or more monomers (a certain type of molecule) bond via a chemical reaction"
If only I read this article sooner. Just finished my chemistry test and it was the polymerization questions that took me aback. Never been a fan of organic chemistry, but had my teacher taught her lessons with as much passion and interest as this article, I would be the first person in class :)
"Polymers are formed when four or more monomers (a certain type of molecule) bond via a chemical reaction"
If only I read this article sooner. Just finished my chemistry test and it was the polymerization questions that took me aback. Never been a fan of organic chemistry, but had my teacher taught her lessons with as much passion and interest as this article, I would be the first person in class :)