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WorksheetsPolymers
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
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
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 one of these could polymerise to make poly(propene)
What monomer forms this polymer chain?
What monomer forms this polymer chain?
Which repeat unit would be formed by the polymerisation of propene?
Polymerisation in which double bonds in monomers break and a polymer with single bonds only is called...
(a)
1)
The following molecule can undergo addition polymerisation.
What is the correct repeat unit?
A
B
C
D
Identify the type of polymer involved
addition polymer
polyester
polyamide
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
What feature of alkene molecules allows them to act as monomers?
The double C=C bond
The presence of carbon atoms
The presence of hydrogen atoms
Why does the disposal of polymers in landfill sites cause problems?
Polymers produce toxic fumes
Polymers dissolve into the water supply
Polymers are usually non-biodegradable
What byproduct is typically released during condensation polymerisation?
Water
Carbon dioxide
Ammonia
Methane
The monomers involved in condensation polymerisation have (a) functional groups.
Name the molecule in the displayed formula diagram.
Ethanoic acid
Propanoic acid
Butanoic acid
Pentanoic acid
Which of these is an example of synthetic polymer?
cotton fibers
rubber
wool
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
The stucture below is the amino acid glycine. What is its structure when two glycine molecules form a peptide bond?
