WorksheetsADDITION POLYMERS-O LEVEL
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
A chain of repeating units (called monomers)
monomer
dimer
replicate
polymer
What is the process to make long polymer (plastic) chains?
Fractional Distillation
Curing
Fracking
Polymerization
What kind of chemical bonds create polymers?
ionic
covalent
hydrogen
metallic
Name the main sources of Polymers
Crude Oil
Coal
Ores
Natural Gas
What is the process used to separate crude oil to get Naptha oil to make Polymers
Polymerisation
Fracking
Fractional Distillation
Polymer chain
An example of an alkene polymer
Propene
Polyester
Polythene
Ethylene
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What monomer would be used to make the polymer poly(propene)?
Propane
Propene
Ethene
Which general formula represents a member of the alkene homologous series?
CnH2n
CnH2n+2
CnH2n-2
CnH2n+1OH
What does the term unsaturated mean?
Contains only single covalent bonds between the carbon atoms in the molecule
Contains at least one double covalent bond between the carbon atoms in the molecule
Which diagram shows the correct structure for a repeating unit of polypropene?
Identify the monomer that would be used to make the addition polymer Teflon (polytetrafluoroethene) shown above.
What is the name given to the polymer formed from the unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer shown?
Polythene
Polypropene
Polychloroethene (Polyvinyl chloride)
Nylon
The repeating unit of a polymer is shown
Which of the following molecules would form a polymer containing this repeating unit?
But-1-ene
E-but-2-ene
Z-but-2-ene
Methylpropene
