Sewell's Science

Firstly merry Christmas and a happy new year form Sewell’s science.

 

Now on to the sciencier topic. Insta snow is a polymer that is similar but not the same as the polymer that is in baby’s nappies. This is because they both have the property that they absorb water (H2O).

 

Insta snow available here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/store/instant-snow-powder.html

 

A polymer is a very large molecule made when many smaller molecules join together, end-to-end. The smaller molecules are called monomers. In general: lots of monomer molecules form a polymer molecule. An example of this is PVC made from several Chloroethene monomers.