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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ‫وزارة الـتـعــلــيــــــم‬

NORTHERN BORDER UNIVERSITY
‫جـامـعـــة الـحــــدود الشمـاليـــــــــة‬
FACULTY OF SICIENCES AND ASRTS
)‫كلية العلوم و األداب (طريف‬
(TUIRAF)-
Chemistry Department ‫قسم الكيمياء‬

Name: …………………………………………………………

Academic Student Number: …………………………………

Polymer Chemistry 1102438: Homework

A- Complete each of the following:

1- ……………………. are long chain molecules produced by linking
small repeat units (monomers) together.
2- Polythene is a very long chain …………………. – tough, strong
and very resistant to heat and solvents
3- ………………….. of a chemical compound can be defined,
simply, as the sum of the atomic weights of each of the atoms in
the molecule.
4- ………………………..polymers are formed by the repeated
addition of monomers with double and triple bonds.
5- Strong structure of …………………………….. due to hydrogen
bonding and amide bonds no strong hydrogen bonding in
………………….
6- ………………………. such as polyethylene, Nylon, Polyvinyl
chloride which soften on heating.
7- Laxan is the ………………………..
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 8- Thermosetting polymers are ………………
9- Polycarbonate have ………………………..bonded to the same
carbon
10- ………………. are polymers, amino acids are the monomers
11- ……………………….a polymer of two or more different
monomers
12- …………………………………consist of chains with identical
bonding linkages to each monomer unit.
13- …………………..are a special kind of macromolecule with
repeated unit.
14- ……………………………These plastics undergo degradation
and become damaged when exposed to a large amount of heat.
15- ……………………… These plastics do not undergo any
changes in their chemical structures and chemical compositions
when subjected to heat and can be changed into a soft state and
remolded multiple times

B- Answer each of the following:

Write the Difference Between Thermoplastics and Thermosetting Plastics:

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.The recycling of the different plastics available..

— 1 – PET

(…………………………………………………………………………………………….)

— 2 – HDPE

(…………………………………………………………………………………………….)

— 3 – V or PVC

— (………………………………………………………………………..))

— 4 – LDPE

(…………………….………………………………………………………………………)

— 5 – PP

(…………………………………………………………………………………………….)

— 6 – PS

(…………………………………………………………………………………………….)

— 7 – Other

(…………………………………………………………………………………………….)

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Preparation of some important monomers from some polymers

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 Illustrate by equation each of the following:
1- Nylon-6

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2- Nylon-6,6

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Illustrate by equation polyester and How many Function groups
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3- Synthetic Rubber
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4- Natural Rubber
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— Illustrate by equation this sentence
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— Laxan is the Polycarbonate
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— Question
— The polymer has a following molar mass distribution
— Number of molecules Molar mass (g/mol)
— 50 5000
— 75 6000
— Calculate the weight average molecular (approximate) weight (M−w)
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 — Question
— The polymer has a following molar mass distribution
— Number of molecules Molar mass (g/mol)
— 10 1000
— 20 2000
— 30 3000
— Calculate the weight average molecular (approximate) weight (M−w)
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.Best Wishes

Hajir I. Wahbi