Polymer Chemistry

The first man-made fibre is _________

• a) Nylon

• b) Polyester

• c) Rayon

• d) Cotton

Which of the following is the strongest?

___________

• a) Rayon

• b) Nylon

• c) Acrylic

• d) Polyester

When you place a natural fibre in a flame it ______

• a) melts

• b) burns

• c) gets nothing

• d) explodes

A synthetic fibre which has similar properties to wool is ______

• a) Nylon

• b) Polyester

• c) Acrylic

• d) PVC

A good application of plastic is the use of____________

• a) Blood bags

• b) Plastic cutlery

• c) Plastic straws

• d) Plastic carry bag

_______ is a non-biodegradable material

• a) Paper

• b) A plastic bottle

• c) Cotton cloth

• d) Wool

PET is the acronym for ____________

• a) Polyester

• b) Polyester and terylene

• c) Polyethylene terephthalate

• d) Polyethene terylene

Polymer is derived from which word?

• a) Greek

• b) Latin

• c) Sanskrit

• d) English

Which is not an synthetic polymer

• a) Plastic

• b) Protein

• c) Propylene

• d) Ethylene

_____ are used to identify different types of plastics.

• a) Monomers

• b) polymers

• c) Resin codes

• d) propylene