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Macromolecules

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    • Catenation
      Catenation of chemical bonds leads to the formation of inorganic polymers. However, inorganic polymers are mostly solids in the form of crystals. Typical inorganic polymers are diamond, graphite, silicates, and other solids in which all atoms are connected by covalent bonds.
    • Macromolecules
      A macromolecule is a very large molecule having a polymeric chain structure. Proteins, polysaccharides, genes, ruber, and synthetic polymers consist of macromolecules. There are only a few known inorganic macromolecules. Inorganic macromolecules can be divided into several categories: solids formed mainly due to covalent bonds, organosilanes, siloxanes and organosiloxanes.


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