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Polymers IGCSE

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a polymer?

a)

a very light material that is highly flammable

b)

a fossil fuel

c)

a large molecule made from many monomers joined together

d)

a molecule made up of only polar bonds

2.

What type of a bond keeps polymer chains together?

a)

James Bond

b)

Polar bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

Covalent bond

3.

What is Polyethene made from?

a)

Ethene

b)

Ethane

c)

Propane

d)

Propene

4.

Which one of these is a polymer?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

methane

c)

polyvinylchloride

d)

deoxyribonucleic acid

5.

What is addition polymerization?

a)

When monomers are added together to form a polymer

b)

When polymers link with eachother to form megapolymers

c)

When a polymer is heated and bonds between monomers break

d)

When a polymer does things polymers do

6.
If some of the atoms of the monomers are released into small molecules (such as H2O), we call this _____.
a)
addition polymerization
b)
terminal polymerization
c)
initiation polymerization
d)
condensation polymerization
7.
If some of the atoms of the monomers are released into small molecules (such as H2O), we call this _____.
a)
addition polymerization
b)
terminal polymerization
c)
initiation polymerization
d)
condensation polymerization
8.

A chain of repeating units (called monomers)

a)

monomer

b)

dimer

c)

replicate

d)

polymer

9.

a polymer that is usually made by living things

a)

nature polymer

b)

natural polymer

c)

protein

d)

synthetic polymer

10.

What's the correct definition of these keywords?

polyamide

a)

An addition polymer formed from a dicarboxylic acid and a diol

b)

An condensation polymer formed from a dicarboxylic acid and a diol

c)

An condensation polymer formed from a dicarboxylic acid and a diamine

11.

Which statements refer to condensation polymers?

a)

functional group of monomers: C=C

b)

functional group of monomers: COOH, OH

c)

formed by a reaction in which water is formed

d)

e.g. Terylene, nylon, Kevlar

e)

do not biodegrade, making disposal difficult

12.

What is the partial structure of the polymer formed by the polymerisation of propene, CH3CH=CH2?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which two terms can be applied to polymers?

a)

addition polymer, polyamide

b)

addition polymer, polyester

c)

condensation polymer, polyamide

d)

condensation polymer, polyester

14.

What is the name given to the small molecules that join together to make a polymer

(a)  

15.

What would the polymer formed from ethene monomers be called?

a)

polyethene

b)

poly(ethene)

c)

poly(propene)

d)

polyene

16.

Which one of these could polymerise to make poly(propene)

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What monomer forms this polymer chain?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What monomer forms this polymer chain?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which repeat unit would be formed by the polymerisation of propene?

a)
b)
20.

Name the molecule in the displayed formula diagram.

a)

Butanol

b)

Butanoic acid

c)

Propanol

d)

Propanoic acid

21.

Name the molecule in the displayed formula diagram.

a)

Ethanol

b)

Ethanoic acid

c)

Ethyl ethanoate

d)

Ethene

22.

Name the molecule in the displayed formula diagram.

a)

Ethanoic acid

b)

Propanoic acid

c)

Butanoic acid

d)

Pentanoic acid

23.

What is condensation polymerisation?

a)

Condensation polymerisation is a process where monomers combine to form polymers, releasing small molecules as byproducts.

b)

Condensation polymerisation involves the utilisation of heat to create polymers without by-products.

c)

Condensation polymerisation is a method of breaking down polymers into monomers.

d)

Condensation polymerisation is a process that uses alkenes as monomers.

24.

What byproduct is typically released during condensation polymerisation?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Ammonia

d)

Methane

25.

The monomers involved in condensation polymerisation have (a)   functional groups.

26.

Large molecules made up of small monomers are called

a)

polymers

b)

peptides

c)

peptones

d)

monomers

27.

Monomers of ethene in thousand numbers react together in addition polymerization to produce

a)

polyamides

b)

polyesters

c)

poly(ethene)

d)

all of them

28.

What is the name of the reaction used to make polymers?

a)

polymerization

b)

cracking

c)

polygonization

d)

precipitation

29.

name the group that has a single bond

a)

alkenes

b)

alcohols

c)

alkanes

d)

ethers

30.

What is a monomer?

a)

Many molecules that can undergo polymerisation

b)

A single molecule that can undergo polymerisation

c)

A type of polymer

d)

A fraction

31.

Which of the following reaction is not accompanied by elimination of a byproduct molecule?

a)

addition polymerization

b)

condensation polymerization

c)

both of the mentioned

d)

none of the mentioned

32.

POLYMER is also called

a)

Micromolecule

b)

Macromolecules

c)

Dimer

d)

Polynomial

33.
Type of polymers made in a laboratory 
a)
monomer
b)
synthetic
c)
inorganic
d)
organic
34.

Which one of the following polymers is prepared by condensation polymerization?

a)

Teflon

b)

Rubber

c)

Styrene

d)

Nylon-6,6

35.

Polymerisation reactions can be divided into :

a)

combustion

b)

addition

c)

oxidation

d)

condensation