GCSE Chemistry Revision "Bonding in Polymers"

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In this video, we look at the structure and bonding in Polymers. We explore the meaning of the words "monomer" and "repeating unit" and then look at why polymers are usually solids at room temperature in terms of intermolecular forces.

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