Practice Test1 PDF
Practice Test1 PDF
Practice Test1 PDF
TEST 1
1. Styrene is almost a unique monomer, in that it can be polymerized by practically all methods
of chain polymerization.
A) Free radical
B) Anionic
C) Cationic
D) Co-ordination (i.e., with a catalyst)
2. If you needed to synthesize a set of narrow molecular weight standards (i.e., ones with a
polydispersity close to 1), which of the above methods would you use?
4. I mentioned in class that you need not know the difference between a racemic and meso
diad. I lied!
Alright, I suppose thats not fair. Below is figure 1.5 from the book, showing these diads.
An NMR analysis of a polystyrene sample showed that it had close to 100% racemic diads.
the sample would be
A) Isotactic polystyrene
B) Syndiotactic polystyrene
C) Atactic polystyrene
5. A second sample had about 50% meso diads and 50% racemic. What is the most probable
tacticity of this sample (A C in Q4).
6. This polystyrene has a number average molecular weight of 100,000 and a polydispersity of
5. What is the weight average molecular weight?
A) 20,000
B) 100,000
C) 500,000
D) 100,005
E) 5,000,000
8. If A = butadiene, a rubber, B = styrene, a glassy rigid polymer, this triblock copolymer will
most likely be
A) Semi-crystalline
B) A glassy solid
C) A vulcanized rubber
D) A thermoplastic rubber
E) An impact resistant glassy polymer
A) Branching
B) Cross-linking
C) Stereo-isomerism
D) Polymeric impurities
E) Temperature control during polymerization
11. In emulsion polymerization, the principal place where the monomer polymerizes is
A) Monomer droplets
B) Aqueous phase
C) Surfactant micelles
D) Surface of reactor
E) Air-liquid interface
A) Atactic
B) Isotactic
C) Syndiotactic
13. Consider the properties of the following two polyethylene samples. Sample 1 was produced
by a high pressure process while sample 2 was synthesized using a catalyst.
Polyethylene 1 Polyethylene 2
Hardness (Shore D) 45 65
A) Sample 1
B) Sample 2
15. Which would make a better film for wrapping up leftover food? (A or B in Q14).
A) Atactic polystyrene
B) Isotactic polystyrene
C) An ethylene/propylene random copolymer (50/50 composition)
D) A styrene/butadiene random copolymer
A) 2.33 x 104
B) 3.0 x 104
C) 3.66 x 104
D) 4.33 x 104
A) 1
B) 2
C) 1.22
D) 1.44