Ok so in my book its says that monomers are bonded together by convelent bonds but then it says that they are linked together by condensation reactions? Isnt bonding and link the same thing so its either a convelent bond or a condensation reaction?
Ok so in my book its says that monomers are bonded together by convelent bonds but then it says that they are linked together by condensation reactions? Isnt bonding and link the same thing so its either a convelent bond or a condensation reaction?
You're confused because you're overcomplicating things. The monomers undergo condensation reactions (the elimination of a small molecule eg H2O or HCl) to form new covalent bonds that join them together to make form a polymer.
Ok so in my book its says that monomers are bonded together by convelent bonds but then it says that they are linked together by condensation reactions? Isnt bonding and link the same thing so its either a convelent bond or a condensation reaction?
Hi, I can see where you might be confused. The covalent bonds between the monomers form when a condensation reaction has happened.