Gumdrop Chains and ShrinkvNecklaces

A gumdrop (molecule) chain
A cross-linked polymer model


Author: Gina Watkiss: Georgia Polymer Ambassador

Procedure:

"Polymers" are giant molecules(too small to see) made up of smaller molecules called "monomers". By cross-linking your gumdrop chains, you have created a cross-linked polymer. That doesn't behave like unlinled chains: they can't move as easily.

Thank you to Ruth Kinsler for finding this activity in Super Science ConcoctionsJill Frankel Hauser, Williamson Publishing, October 1996, ISBN#1885593023

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Written by Gina Watkiss, Georgia Polymer Ambassador,email: [email protected]
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Why not do some more fun things with your gumdrop chains

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