Across
- 2. charged particle formed by electron transfer
- 4. heating plastics without oxygen
- 5. breakdown of a polymer using water
- 7. polymerisation that releases water
- 11. addition polymer made from propene
- 12. bond connecting repeat units
- 13. polymer made from chloroethene
- 16. disposal method where waste is buried
- 18. able to be broken down naturally
- 19. linkage found in nylon and proteins
- 21. long chain molecule made from repeating units
- 22. smallest repeating section of a polymer
- 23. speeds up reaction without being used up
- 25. plastic that softens when heated
- 28. small molecule that joins to form polymers
- 30. process of remoulding used plastics
- 31. tendency of an element to react
- 33. horizontal row in periodic table
- 34. loss of electrons
- 35. inert element with full outer shell
- 36. addition polymer made from ethene
Down
- 1. removal of an electron from an atom
- 3. polymerisation where no atoms are lost
- 6. condensation polymer with CONH links
- 8. linkage found in polyesters
- 9. chemically unreactive
- 10. gain of electrons
- 13. condensation polymer with COO links
- 14. negatively charged subatomic particle
- 15. vertical column in periodic table
- 17. more reactive element replaces another
- 20. electrons in the outer shell involved in bonding
- 24. reactive Group VII non metal
- 26. very unreactive fluorinated polymer
- 27. inner electrons reducing nuclear attraction
- 29. metal with variable oxidation states
- 32. energy level holding electrons