Polymers

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Across
  1. 4. The first artificial textile fiber
  2. 6. A process that connects polymer chains to one another, typically by a covalent bond
  3. 9. Two kinds of polymers - addition polymers and ___________ polymers
  4. 11. Most plastic in use today comes from hydrocarbons derived from this
  5. 14. Acts as an energy store in plants
  6. 15. The structural component of cell wall
Down
  1. 1. Used to make carrier bags, food packaging, toys
  2. 2. The major intermolecular forces between non-polar polymer chains
  3. 3. One of the 4R approaches for mitigating the environmental impacts of plastics
  4. 5. Being able to break down by bacteria or microorganisms
  5. 7. ___________ polymers are humanmade polymers
  6. 8. Small molecules that are covalently bonded together to make a polymer
  7. 10. A kind of plastic that becomes soft and moldable at higher temperatures and hardens upon cooling
  8. 12. The fundamental recurring unit of a polymer
  9. 13. Molecules that composed of thousands of atoms