Polymerisation

What is a polymer?

• a very light material that is highly flammable

• a fossil fuel

• a large molecule made from many monomers joined together

• a molecule made up of only polar bonds

What type of a bond keeps polymer chains together?

• James Bond

• Polar bond

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

What is Polyethene made from?

• Ethene

• Ethane

• Propane

• Propene

What does polymer ("poly", "mere") mean?

• plastic chain

• many parts

• large molecule

• very useful

Which one of these is a polymer?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• polyvinylchloride

• deoxyribonucleic acid

What is addition polymerization?

• When monomers are added together to form a polymer

• When polymers link with eachother to form megapolymers

• When a polymer is heated and bonds between monomers break

• When a polymer does things polymers do

Which of the following is a mismatch on the naturally occurring polymers and their monomers?

• nucleotides: nucleic acids
• fatty acids: lipids
• disaccharide: polysaccharide
• amino acids: polypeptides

If some of the atoms of the monomers are released into small molecules (such as H2O), we call this _____.

• addition polymerization
• terminal polymerization
• initiation polymerization
• condensation polymerization

Which of the following is mismatched?

• Nylon : Polyamide
• Styrofoam : Polypropylene
• Teflon : polytetrafluoroethylene
• Monovinyl: Polyvinylchloride

Which among these plastic polymers is the most recyclable

• Polyethylene
• Vinyl
• Polypropylene
• Polystyrene