2 - Polymeric Materials

Chapter Overview :

2.1 Fundamentals of matter ( periodic table, electron configuration, atomic properties, valence)
2.2 Bonding ( ionic, metallic, covalent, secondary)
2.3 Basic concepts in organic chemistry ( carbon atom bonding, carbon-carbon molecular
       orbitals, functional groups, naming organic compounds)
2.4 Polymers (general concepts)
2.5 Formation of polymers (additional polymerization, other polymerizations )
2.6 Thermoplastics and Thermosets
2.7 Copolymers

Introduction :

The basic nature of polymers (and therefore plastics) is largely dependent upon the types of atoms
used to make up the polymers and the ways in which the various atoms are arranged along the
polymer chains. This is called the molecular viewpoint.

2.1 Fundamentals of Matter

Matter is anything  that has weight and occupies space. All gases, liquids, and solids are matter.
Heat, light, and electricity, however, are not matter; they are forms of energy. The conversion of
matter (mass) to energy release enormous amounts of energy.

Periodic Table