Condensation polymer

Alright kiddo, let's talk about a thing called "condensation polymer". First things first, do you know what a "polymer" is?

A polymer is basically a huge molecule made by joining together many smaller molecules called "monomers". It's like building a big toy castle using lots and lots of small building blocks.

Now, a "condensation polymer" is created through a chemical process called "condensation reaction". Here's how it works:

Imagine you have two types of small molecules, let's call them A and B. When A and B come together, they react to form a bigger molecule AB and release a smaller molecule, say H2O (which is basically water).

It's like when you build a tower of blocks by sticking them together with glue. But every time you stick two blocks together, a tiny bit of glue comes off, making the tower slightly shorter.

This process of joining two molecules and releasing a smaller molecule is called "condensation" because it involves the formation of a water molecule (or some other molecule) as a product.

Now, if you keep repeating this reaction with many A and B molecules, they will keep joining together and releasing water until you get a really huge molecule made of many repeating units of AB, which is a condensation polymer!

One common example of a condensation polymer is nylon, which is used to make things like clothes, stockings, and ropes. Nylon is made by condensing two types of monomers (or building blocks) called adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine.

So, that's the basic idea of a condensation polymer. Just like building a toy castle with lots of blocks, we can build big molecules by joining smaller molecules together and releasing some small molecules in the process. Pretty cool, huh?