Polymers K-CET Crash: Homework Questions

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K–CET Crash Polymers

Homework Questions
1. Which of the following sets contains only addition polymers?
(a) Polyethylene, polypropylene, terylene
(b) Polyethylene, PVC, orlon
(c) Buna-S, nylon, polybutadiene
(d) Bakelite, PVC, Polyethylene.
2. Starting material for nylon-6 is
(a)   caprolactum (b)   caprolactum (c)  caprolactum (d)   caprolactum

3. Formaldehyde is not used in the manufacture of


(a) Bakelite (b) Nylon-6 (c) Urea resin (d) Melamine resin
4. Which one of the following sets forms the biodegradable polymer?
(a) H2C CH CN, H2C CH CH CH2

(b) H2N CH2 COOH, H2N (CH 2) 5 CH COOH

(c) HO CH2 CH2 OH, HOOC COOH

(d) CH CH2, H2C CH CH CH2

5. Which of the following is a homopolymer obtained from single monomer under the condensation process?
(a) Nylon-6 (b) Terylene (c) Glyptal (d) Bakelite
6. Mark the correct statement about Thiokol rubber
(a) It is a synthetic polysulphide rubber
(b) It is obtained by polymerisation of ethylene chloride with sodium polysulphide
(c) It is a condensation polymer
(d) All are correct
7. The repeating structural unit in neoprene is
(a) Chloroprene (b) Chloropicrin
(c) Chloroethane (d) Chlorotrifluoroethylene
8. Vinyl chloride can be converted into PVC. In this reaction, the catalyst used is
(a) Peroxide (b) Cuprous chloride
(c) Anhydrous zinc chloride (d) Anhydrous AlCl3

9. The linear chains in nylon are held together by


(a) H-bonds (b) Covalent bonds (c) Ionic bonds (d) Van der Waals’ forces
10. Among cellulose, polyvinyl chloride, nylon and natural rubber, the polymer in which the intermolecular
force of attraction is weakest, is
(a) Nylon (b) Polyvinyl chloride (c) Cellulose (d) Natural rubber

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11. What is the similarity between buna-N and PHBV?


(a) Both are copolymers
(b) Both are biodegradable
(c) Both have one same monomer
(d) Peroxide catalyst is used in their preparation
12. Which of the following statements is true for elastomers?
(a) These are synthetic polymers possessing elasticity
(b) These possess very weak intermolecular forces of attractions between polymer chains
(c) Vulcanized rubber is an example of elastomer
(d) All of these
13. Which of the following contains biodegradable polymers only?
(a) Cellulose, dextron, PHBV (b) Starch, PHBV, PVC
(c) Bakelite, nylon-2-nylon-6, nylon-6,6 (d) Cellulose, starch, terylene
14. Which of the following represents terylene (or dacron)?
O O
(a) O CH2 CH2 O C C6H4 C
n

(b) CH2 CH CH CH2 CH2 CH2


n

(c) CH2 C CH CH2 CH CH2


Cl Cl n

(d) CH2 CH CH2 CH


C6H5 C6H5 n
15. A polymer of prop-2-enenitrile is called
(a) Nylon (b) Orlon (c) Dacron (d) Teflon
16. If N1 , N 2 , N3 ... are the number of molecules with molecular masses M1, M 2 , M 3 ... respectively, then number

average molecular mass is expressed as

(a)
 Ni M i2 (b)
 Ni M i
 Ni M i  Ni

(c)
 M i2 (d)
 Ni M i
 Ni  Mi
17. If natural rubber has a molecular weight of 20, 400, then number of repeating units in the polymer are
(a) 46 (b) 300 (c) 200 (d) 150
18. If polystyrene (a polymer) has 200 repeating units, its mol. mass is
(a) 10000 (b) 20800 (c) 25000 (d) 30600
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19. In Bakelite, the rings are joined to each other through


OH
(a) CH2 (b) O (c) C H (d) C
H O
20. Neoprene is
(a) A monomer of rubber (b) Synthetic rubber
(c) Natural rubber (d) Vulcanised rubber
21. Which polymer is used for coating cookware to make them non-sticky?
(a) PET (b) PAN (c) Teflon (d) Perlon
22. Polymer used in bullet proof glass is
(a) PMMA (b) Lexan (c) Nomex (d) Kevlar
23. Esterification of terephthalic acid with glycol products
(a) Nylon (b) Buna rubber (c) Polyurethane (d) Terylene
24. Which one of the following statements is not true?
(a) In vulcanisation, the formation of sulphur bridges between different chains make rubber harder
and stronger
(b) Natural rubber has the trans – configuration at every double bond
(c) Buna –S is a copolymer of butadiene and styrene
(d) Natural rubber is a 1, 4 – polymer of isoprene
25. Three dimensional molecules with cross links are formed in the case of a
(a) Thermoplastic (b) Thermosetting plastic
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

Answer Keys
1. b 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. d 7. a 8. a 9. a 10. d
11. a 12. d 13. a 14. a 15. b 16. b 17. b 18. b 19. a 20. b
21. c 22. b 23. d 24. b 25. b

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