Tuesday, 15 May 2012

10x2 Chemistry Polymers/Plant Oils

  1. What can this polymer do? What is the name for the molecules used to make it? - http://news.discovery.com/tech/self-healing-plastic-110421.html
  2. Outline two differences between making ethanol from ethene or from plant material (sugar) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa_pre_2011/oils/polymersrev4.shtml
  3. Explain what saturated and unsaturated vegetable oils are - http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/fat2.htm
  4. What form to saturated oils take at room temperature? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/plantoilsanduses/vegoilsrev2.shtml
  5. Which type of oil (saturated or unsaturated) are better for people? Why is this? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/plantoilsanduses/vegoilsrev2.shtml
  6. Watch the animation here and complete the quiz, drawing and labelling the structure for vegetable oils from the picture below - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/plantoilsanduses/vegoilsact.shtml 
  7. How are the two ends of an emulsifier different? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel_pre_2011/designerproducts/foodanddrinkrev4.shtml
  8. Does water or oil have a higher boiling point? why is this? - http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1428
  9. Complete this activity. What is the name given to the reaction that makes polymers from monomers? - http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games/team_plastics.aspx 
  10. Try the activities here - http://games.co.za/oil-strike.html , http://games.co.za/oiligarchy.html , http://anatomforeveryone.org/phpmyadmin/wordpress/?page_id=44 ,

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