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Synthetic Polymers MS PDF
Synthetic Polymers MS PDF
Synthetic Polymers MS PDF
1 a A (addition) 1
c i propene 1
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2 (a) (i)
ignore bond angles 1
Ignore brackets and n
Do not penalise Fl
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(c) M1 – (they) do not biodegrade accept not broken down by bacteria / 1
microbes / decomposers / microorganisms /
enzymes
M2 – (because) they are inert / do not react / 1
are unreactive ignore do not react with any named chemical
ignore references to bond strengths / bond
breaking
Mark independently
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3 (a) M1 – continuation bonds not 1
going through brackets
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(b) Any two from OWTTE
M1 – (many) small molecules/monomers join up
M2 - double bond becomes single bond/ it becomes double bond breaks
saturated and single bond forms
M3 – increase in mass/chain length/size
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4 (a) (the molecule) contains a (carbon to accept ‘multiple bond’ 1
carbon) double bond ignore refs to single bonds
(ii) M1 600-700ºC 2
(c) (i) M1 (they have) the same molecular allow ‘both have same number of carbon and 2
formula hydrogen (atoms as each other)’
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4 (d) (i) poly(propene) / polypropene accept ‘polypropylene’ 1
M1 correct structure
M2 extension bonds M2 dep on M1 except award M2 if >1 repeat unit
given
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5 a reference to line/curve/temperature Ignore reference to correlation 1
/graph/it Ignore has not reached zero / x-axis
AND Ignore does not become
not reached minimum / not constant / not
level
/not horizontal /still falling
/decreasing/changing
b (better) insulator (than glass) Accept equivalents such as prevents heat from 1
OR entering / keeps out heat better
poor conductor (of heat) Allow stops heat escaping / traps heat
Reject references to keeping temperature constant
Ignore references to breaking glass
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6 (a) (i) M1 contains carbon and hydrogen (atoms / C and H for carbon and ions / carbon 1
elements / particles) hydrogen molecules / hydrogen
molecules / H2 /
mixture of C and H
(ii) M1 one of the bonds in the double bond breaks double bond breaks 1
/ double bond becomes
single bond
changes (from
unsaturated) to
saturated
M2 (many) ethene(s)/molecules/monomers join 1
(together)
OR
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7 a hydrogen / H2 Ignore H 1
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7 f i (polymer) breaks down / decomposes / Do not penalise compound / object / 1
decays molecule / substance in place of polymer
Reject element in place of polymer
Ignore rots / degrades / digests /
disintegrate
If reference to not breaking down etc, only
M2 can be awarded
by bacteria / microbes / microorganisms Ignore naturally / enzymes 1
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