Polymers

A chain of repeating units (called monomers)

• monomer

• dimer

• replicate

• polymer

A polymer made in the laboratory (or industry) usually made from petrochemicals

• nature polymer

• natural polymer

• protein

• synthetic polymer

Which of the following determine the properties of a polymer?

• chemical nature of the monomer

• length of the polymer chain

• how the monomers are joined together

• All of the above

Polymers are derived from what raw materials?

• Fossil fuels

• Wood pulp

• Clay

• Metallic oxides

What is the process used to separate crude oil to get Naptha oil to make Polymers

• Polymerisation

• Fracking

• Fractional Distillation

• Polymer chain

What is the process to make long polymer (plastic) chains?

• Fractional Distillation

• Curing

• Fracking

• Polymerisation

What kind of chemical bonds create polymers?

• ionic

• covalent

• hydrogen

• metallic

How many carbons (how long) are polyethylene chains?

• 0-10 carbons

• 10-100 carbons

• 100-1000 carbons

• 10,000 or more carbons

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 is Polyethene made from?

• Ethene

• Ethane

• Propane

• Propene