Carandang, John Patrick Y.

September 09, 2019

1st year- NME 3 Polymers

POLYMERS
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1. What is polymer?
a. A large molecule made by twisted chains
b. A small molecule made of one atom.
c. A large molecule made by human.
d. A large molecule made by monomers
2. Which one of the following is not a natural polymer?
a. Wood b. silk c. Wool d. nylon
3. Which of the following is not a man-made polymer?
a. polypropylene b. Teflon c. polyurethane d. cotton
4. Plastics are made from what starting material?
a. plants b. Animals c. petroleum or oil d. air
5. There are two main types of polymerization, the first being addition. Which of these is a
requirement of monomers in order to undergo addition polymerization?
a. The presence of a carbon to carbon double bond.
b. The presence of a carbon to carbon triple bond.
c. The presence of a lone pair.
d. The presence of an oxygen atom.
6. Polymers formed via addition polymerization are often used as plastics. The atoms/groups
which make up the monomers determine the properties of the plastic. An example of this is
"vinyl". Which monomers join together to form vinyl?
a. Ethene b. Chloroethene c. Propanol d. Phenylethene
7. During condensation polymerization, many monomers join together. What is lost when two
monomers join together via a condensation reaction?
a. carbon dioxide b. hydrochloric acid c. hydrogen gas d. water

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 8. Which of the following will be formed from these monomers?

9. Which of the following does not formed via condensation reaction?

10. The isotonic form of polypropane is _____.

11. Which is NOT TRUE about thermoplastic polymers?

a. they melt or deform on heating
b. they cannot be shaped into the desired form
c. chains interact only through intermolecular force
d. they have various applications such as in making plastics
12. Which is NOT TRUE about thermoplastic polymers?
a. they maintain their shape and strength when heated.

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 b. they must be heated to "set" or "lock in their structures.
c. they offer increased strength but lose their shape upon further heating.
d. chains are tied together by actual chemical bonds

13. Why is there no isotactic or syndiotactic form of polyethylene?

a. monomer is symmetrical
b. monomer can form only alternating or block polymer
c. monomer is unsymmetrical
d. monomer can form only graft or random polymer,
14. Teflon is a polymer that can be used as –
a toys and cabinet packaging b. rugs and blankets c latex paints d. non-stick surfaces
15. Nylon and cotton are-
a. addition polymers b. condensation polymers
16. Which is not an example of inorganic polymer?
a. Portland cement b. asbestos c. graphite d. chitin
17. Plastic with recycling code of 3 and is used for screw-on cap, lid, and straw is known as
a Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE)
b. High density polyethylene (HDPE)
c. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC or V)
d. Polypropylene (PP)
18. Polyurethane and vulcanized rubber are examples of
a thermoplastic polymers b. thermosetting polymer
19. a naturally- occurring polymer, is the major constituent of cotton, kapok, flax, hemp, jute,
ramie, and wood.
a starch b. glycogen c. amylose d. cellulose
20. Which describes block copolymer?
a. monomers are arranged in a regular, alternating series.
b. monomers are randomly combined.
c. has regions in the material where a single monomer unit is repeated,

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 interspersed with other regions where a different monomer is the
repeating unit
d. involve side chains of one polymer attached to a backbone of a different polymer

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