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Polymer

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following is identical for propene and

polypropene?

a)

Density

b)

Empirical formula

c)

Melting point

d)

Relative molecular mass

2.

Polymerisation of chloroethene forms

a)

Polyethene

b)

Polypropene

c)

Polystyrene

d)

Polyvinyl chloride

3.

Which of the following is a natural polymer?

a)

Polystyrene

b)

Polypropene

c)

Polyisoprene

d)

Polyphenylethene

4.

A plumber was requested to replace the leaked water pipes

with durable materials which do not rust easily. Choose the

most suitable material that can be used by the plumber.

a)

Terylene

b)

Perspex

c)

Polyethene

d)

Polyvinyl chloride

5.

Which of the following forms a condensation polymer?

a)

CH3CH=CH2

b)

CH3CH2NH2

c)

HOCH2CH2COOH

d)

CH3CH2CH2COOH

6.

Which of the following is the monomer of the polymer?

a)

Ethene

b)

Propene

c)

Butene

7.

Which of the following occurs during vulcanisation of rubber?

a)

Protein membrane is covered with hydroxide ions

b)

Cross-links are formed between chains of polyisoprene

c)

Long chains of rubber polymers are entangled randomly

d)

Addition polymerisation takes place when isoprene

monomers combine with each other

8.

Latex can be kept in liquid state by adding

a)

Formic acid

b)

Ethanoic acid

c)

Ammonium sulphate

d)

Ammonium hydroxide

9.

Which of the following is the chemical name for the monomer

of natural rubber according to IUPAC nomenclature?

a)

2-methylbut-1,4-diene

b)

2-methylbut-1,3-diene

c)

3-methylbut-1,3-diene

d)

3-methylbut-2,3-diene

10.

Vulcanised rubbers are harder than unvulcanised rubbers

because the polymers of vulcanised rubbers are

a)

negatively-charged

b)

held by sulphur cross-links

c)

combined to form longer chains

d)

arranged in an orderly manner