Condensation polymers are any kind of polymers formed through a condensation reaction where molecules join together–losing small molecules as by-products such as water or methanol.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensation_polymerExample – converting ethylene terephthalate to polyethylene
Step 1: Draw two different monomer molecular structure
MOLECULE A AND MOLECULE B
This pretty symbol you see is called an ester linkage formed by combining acid and an alcohol. You don’t have to worry about it, Ā just draw it in š
Step 2: Combine the monomers and remove the water moleculeĀ
The combination produces a water molecule
Step 3: String the molecules together without the water
Make a continuous string of molecules, below shows an example of 2 molecules linked together.
Step 4: Make polymer with Nth term
You can join lots of molecules together and keep repeating the structure.
This is good.
I was looking for the simplest molecules [i.e. with least number of atoms]
to teach condensation polymerization to sophomores who are not Science Majors.