User:Robert Tito/proposal macromolecules and general

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The general idea for polymers is the following.

a general article about polymers

- both aspects being treated equally. Aspects here mean biological (mostly referred to as macromolecules) IUPAC conference Rumania, Bucharest 1986. and the more artificial polymers - often found in solid state.

These two lead to a practical divide:

Solid and solute. Polymer - specifically referring to the solid state of polymers and the properties that are determined then and dissolved polymers (all too often with a biological funstion) with their applications and topics. (See for a starters list the picture on page 2.

Elaboration:

Technically speaking a macromolecule is a polymer and as far as macromolecules are involved that are not dissolved in a solvent the treatment of macromolecules is identical to polymers. However since the difference between solid state macromolecules or polymers as they are more widely referred to and polymers in solution are huge when it comes to behavior and functionality the IUPAC as in the 1980's and specifically during the IUPAC's conference in Rumania mentions the difference between the two synonyms as being based on solid state and solution with one overlap being recognized: gels. Moreover during the years the term macromolecules became more bound to biological polymers than non-biological polymers - most because of the lack of charge and conformation to functionality of the polymer, now referred to as macromoleecule.

Both subpages

need to contain a short description of the property described and a link to a new article to be developed, giving ever more detailed and scientific correct explanations and derivations of the mathematical/physical description of the chemical properties studied.

As much as possible

the articles link back to general articles about physical, chemical or mathematical parts used in that description to keep the main focus on the one topic at hand.

Sometimes

it will appear necessary to add another layer of explanation. The deepest layer of understanding provided by CZ will not be intended for undergraduated chemists but instead be full fledged for chemists/physicists for their usage.

motivation

An encyclopedia must be a source of reference for all. This implies all must be able to have access to the information and above all it must be written in a way to make the matter (or the science) comprehensible for the intended users. (The world above 13 years.)

The chosen explanation on the frontmost level for that reason need being written in such a way that everybody without even a proper or formal training of chemistry or physics can understand the topic because it relates to day by day life as everybody is able to experience. For that reason metaphors are used that might not always be scientifically correct but as a model be that explanatory it doesn't offend science too much.

Language used

The toplevel articles must be written using terms and jargon at a level not exceeding the knowledge of readers assumed to have two years of learning physics and or chemistry. All topics too difficult to grasp should be explained using terminologies and metaphors that can be understood - even to a level where the metaphor is only a metaphor and not the true scientific chemical or physical description or level of understanding by professional physicists or chemists. These topics all will have obligatory links to articles describing these properties in more details - but when the depth of the level still is 3 or lower with the same linguistic restriction. Only at the detail level - also obligatory linked. the science must be the total and true description as used by scientists. These descriptions will only contain well described and well-agreed details not the latest state of the art.

The articles only contain well agreed upon descriptions of properties and their bases in science.