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Polymers are very large ____________________ that are built up from a very large number of small molecules known as ____________________ .
Addition polymerisation occurs when an ____________________ monomer , such as an alkene , bonds to itself in an addition ____________________ .
Poly ( ____________________ ) , poly ( chloroethene ) and poly ( phenylethene ) are all addition polymers .

____________________ polymerisation involves the loss of a small molecule ( usually ____________________ ) in the reaction between two monomer molecules . Both polyesters and ____________________ are formed by condensation polymerisation .

Polyamides are formed by condensation polymerisation between an ____________________ group and a carboxylic acid ____________________ .
These groups may be in the ____________________ monomer or in different monomers . ____________________ 6 , 6 is formed in a condensation ____________________ between 1 , 6 - diaminohexane and hexanedioic ____________________ . The numbers in the name of a particular nylon refer to the number of ____________________ atoms in the monomers .

Condensation polymerisation between the amino and carboxylic acid groups in amino acids produces a ____________________ or protein . The amide links in these polymers are known as ____________________ links .