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Acid is a Chemical compound. Activate to inspect this relation.Atom is part of Chemical compound. Activate to inspect this relation.Atom is part of Molecule. Activate to inspect this relation.Base is a Chemical compound. Activate to inspect this relation.Chain-growth polymerisation enables Polymer. Activate to inspect this relation.Chain-growth polymerisation requires Monomer. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical analysis applies to Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical bond is part of Chemical compound. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical bond is part of Molecule. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical element is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical element is part of Chemical compound. Activate to inspect this relation.Coordination compound is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Copolymer is a Polymer. Activate to inspect this relation.Degree of polymerisation measures Polymer. Activate to inspect this relation.Macromolecule is a Molecule. Activate to inspect this relation.Macromolecule is part of Polymer. Activate to inspect this relation.Mixture is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Monomer is a Chemical compound. Activate to inspect this relation.Monomer is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Monomer is part of Macromolecule. Activate to inspect this relation.Drug is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Plastic is a Polymer. Activate to inspect this relation.Polymer requires Monomer. Activate to inspect this relation.Polymer is a Mixture. Activate to inspect this relation.Solvent is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Step-growth polymerisation enables Polymer. Activate to inspect this relation.Step-growth polymerisation requires Monomer. Activate to inspect this relation.Toxin is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.MonomerChemical compoundChemical substanceMacromoleculeChain-growth polymerisationPolymerStep-growth polymerisationAcidBaseAtomChemical bondChemical elementMixtureSolventChemical analysisCoordination compoundDrugToxinMoleculeCopolymerDegree of polymerisationPlastic
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253 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Algebra, Analytical Chemistry….

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22 concepts28 relationships11 disciplines5 relation families

At a glance

A monomer is a molecule that can react together with other monomer molecules to form a larger polymer chain or two- or three-dimensional network in a process called polymerization.

Disciplines
Chemistry · Organic Chemistry · Polymer Chemistry
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  • Geography, Meteorology, Physics, Statistical Physics · connects to Ideal gas law, Kinetic theory, Phase change
  • Biochemistry, Biology · connects to Cellular respiration, Chemical energy, Oxygen (O₂)
  • Biology, Physiology · connects to Cellular respiration, Diffusion, Oxygen (O₂)
  • Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry · connects to Catalysis, Chemical reaction, Chemical thermodynamics
  • Astrobiology, Biology · connects to Autocatalysis, Prebiotic chemistry

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  • This view connects 11 disciplines: Analytical Chemistry, Atomic Physics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Medicine, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Physics, Polymer Chemistry, Toxicology.
  • Monomer is a bridge concept — viewed here through Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Scale explains 3 concepts in this view (Atomic Physics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics).

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