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column B.

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 Polymers
Classification based on –

1. Source 2. Structure
1.Natural polymers –found in plants and animals 1. Linear Polymer
(A) BIODEGRADABLE  High Density Polythene (HDP)
 Starch  Polyvinyl chloride(PVC)
 Protein
 Cellulose
 Glycogen
(B) NON BIODEGRADABLE
 Rubber
 Resins

2.Semi synthetic polymers – 2. Branched Polymer

(A) Cellulose Derivative  Low Density Polythene (LDP)
 Cellulose acetate (Rayon)
 Cellulose Nitrate
(B) Vulcanised Rubber

3. Synthetic polymers – 3. Cross linked Polymer or network

 Polythene polymer
 Buna-S  Bakelite
 Nylon- 66  Melamine
 Neoprene  Urea formaldehyde

3.Mode of polymerisation
1. Addition polymer (chain growth ) 1. Condensation polymer( Step growth)
1. Homo -polymer . 1. Homo- polymers
 Polythene  Nylon-6
 Polystyrene
 Poly vinyl Chloride (PVC)
 Poly acrylo nitrile(PAN,Orlon,Acrilan)
 Teflon
 Natural Rubber(poly cis-isoprene)
 Synthetic rubber(Neoprene)
2. Co- polymers 2. Co -polymers
 Buna-N  Nylon-66
 Buna-S  Terylene (Dacron)
 Glyptal
 Bakelite
 Melamine

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 4. Intermolecular forces
1. Elastomers 2. Fibres 3. Thermoplastic 4. Thermo
 Natural Rubber  Polyamides  Polystrene setting
 Vulcanised  Polyester  Polyvinyl  Bakelite
Rubber  Polythene  Melamine
 Buna-N  Urea –
 Buna-S formaldehyde
 Neoprene resins
(Synthetic
Rubber)

# Strength - Thermosetting(4) > Fibres (2) > Thermoplastic(3) > Elastomers(1)

Examples of Addition Polymers

MONOMERS POLYMERS USES
1. Ethene Polythene  Toys, pipe,fibre

2. Styrene Polystyrene  Toys, radio and TV

cabinets

3. Acrylonitrile Poly acrylo nitrile (Acrilan, orlon)  Substitute of wool in

making commercial
fibres

4. Vinyl Chloride Polyvinyl chloride  Rain coats ,hand

bags, water pipes

5. Tetrafluoroethene Teflon  Non stick surface

coated utensils

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6. Isoprene Natural rubber (Cis-1,4  Tyre
polyIsoprene)

7. Chloroprene Neoprene  Conveyer belts,

gaskets and hoses

8. 1,3 Butadiene + Styrene BUNA-S  Auto tyres ,

footwear, floor tiles
,cable insulation

9. 1,3 Butadiene + Acrylonitrile BUNA-N  Oil seals and tank

lining

Examples of Condensation Polymers

MONOMERS POLYMERS USES
1. Hexamethylenediamine + Adipic acid Nylon-66  Sheets , bristles for
brushes and in
textile industry

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2. Caprolactam Nylon-6  Tyre cords ,fabrics
and ropes

3. Ethylene glycol + Terepthalic acid Terylene (Dacron)  Safety helmets and

wool fibre

4. Ethylene glycol + Pthalic acid Glyptal  Paint and lacquers

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5. Phenol+ Formaldehyde Bakelite  Combs, electrical
switches, handles of
utensils and
computer discs

6. Melamine + Formaldehyde Melamine-formaldehyde Resin  Unbreakable

crockery

7. Urea + Formaldehyde Urea formaldehyde resin  Unbreakable cups

and laminated
sheets

Examples of Biodegradable Polymers

MONOMERS POLYMERS
1. 3-Hydroxy butanoic acid + 3-HYdroxy PHBV(Poly βHydroxy butyrate-CO-
pentanoic acid βHydroxyValerate

2. Glycine + Amino Caproic Acid Nylon-2,6

# DDT is non biodegradable polymer

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Vulcanisation of Rubber Polythene
 Vulcanised Rubber = Semisynthetic rubber 1. Low density polythene (LDP)
+ Sulphur  Formed by polymerisation of ethene in
 In manufac. Of tyre rubber 5% of sulphur presence of dioxygen or peroxide initiator
(usually 3% to 10%) is used as a cross at high pressure (1000atm-2000atm) and
linking agent temperature(350K-570K)
 Formed by free radical addition
Characteristics  Poor conductor of electricity
1. Resistant against oxidising agents
 Chemically inert tough but flexible
2. Water holding capacity decreases
3. Stability increases
Uses – Manufac of toys ,flexible pipes squeeze
4. Hardness increases bottles and insulator etc.
5. Softness decreases

2. High density polythene (HDP)

 Formed by polymerisation of ethene in
presence of Zeigler natta catalyst (TiCl4 +
Et3Al )at low pressure (6atm-7atm) and
temperature (333K-343K)
 Chemically inert tough and hard

Uses – Manufac of baskets ,dustbin, bottles ,pipes

etc

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BUILD YOUR CONCEPT #1

Questions Q.8 Perlon is-

based on Condensation Polymers
(A) Rubber (B) Nylon
Q.1 Which of the following is not a copolymer-
(C) Terylene (D) Orlon
(A) Plexiglass (B) Buna-S
(C) Nylon-66 (D) Dacron Q.9 Nylon-6, 6 is made by the polycondensation
of-
Q.2 Polymerisation in which two or more (A) Adipic acid + Hexamethylene diamine
chemically different monomers take part is (B) Phthalic acid + Glycerol
called- (C) Phenol + Formaldehyde
(A) Addition polymerisation (D) Urea + Formaldehyde
(B) Copolymerisation
(C) Chain polymerisation Questions
based on Natural Polymers
(D) Homopolymerisation
Q.10 An example of a natural biopolymer is-
Q.3 Chemical name of melamine is-
(A) Teflon (B) Neoprene
(A) 2,4-Diamino-1,3,5-triazine
(C) Nylon-66 (D) DNA
(B) 2-Amino-1,3,5-triazine
(C) 2,4,6 -Triamino-1,3,5-triazine
Q.11 Natural silk is a-
(D) 1,3,5-Triamino-2,4,6-triazine
(A) Polypeptide (B) Polyacrylate
Q.4 Carprolactum is used to prepare which of the
(C) Polyester (D) Polysaccharide
polymer-
(A) Nylon – 66 (B) Melamine
Q.12 Peptide bond is a key feature in-
(C) Nylon – 6 (D) PMMA
(A) Polysaccharide (B) Proteins
(C) Nucleotide (D) Vitamins
Q.5 The fibre obtained by the condensation of
hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid is-
Q.13 Neoprene rubber is obtained by the
(A) Dacron (B) Nylon 66
polymerization of -
(C) Rayon (D) Teflon
(A) 1, 3-Butadiene
Q.6 Of the following which is a step growth
(B) 2- Methyl -1, 3-butadiene
polymer-
(C) 2- Chloro -1, 3 butadiene
(A) Bakelite (B) Polyethylene
(D) Styrene and butadiene
(C) Teflon (D) PVC
Q.7 Bekelite is-
Q.14 Which of the following is not a natural
(A) Addition polymer
polymer-
(B) Elastomer
(A) Starch (B) Cellulose
(C) Thermoplastic
(C) Glyptal (D) Glycogen
(D) Thermosett

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Q.15 Which of the following is natural polymer- Q.20 Which of the following is an addition
(A) Polyisoprene polymer-
(B) Polybutadiene (A) SBR (B) Glyptals
(C) Polyethylene terephthalate (C) Terylene (D) Nylons
(D) Polyethylene

Questions
based on Synthetic (Artificial) Polymers

Q.16 The example of thermosetting plastic and

thermoplastic polymer respectively is-
(A) Polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride
(B) Bakelite, polystyrene
(C) Polythene, polyacrylonitrile
(D) Polystyrene, urea formaldehyde resin

Q.17 Which of the following is wrong-

(A) PMMA is called plexiglass
(B) PTFE is called teflon
(C) SBR is called natural rubber
(D) LDPE is called low density polyethylene

Questions
based on Additional Polymers

Q.18 Which is not a rubber polymer-

(A) Neoprene (B) Gutta percha
(C) Buna-S (D) P.M.M.A.

Q.19 Match List – I [polymers] with List – II

[monomers] and choose the correct answer
from the codes given below the list-
List–I [Polymer] List–II [Monomer]
A. P.A.N. a. Chloroethene
B. Natural rubber b. Caprolactum
C. Nylon–6 c. Isoprene
D. P.V.C. d. Acrylonitrile
Code is-
A B C D
(A) d c b a
(B) a b c d
(C) c d a b
(D) b a c d

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 ANSWER KEY
BUILD YOUR CONCEPTS # 1

Qus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A B C C B A D B A D A B C C A
Qus. 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B C D A A

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 (A) Neoprene (B) Chloroprene
BUILD YOUR CONCEPT #2 (C) Glyptal (D) None of these

Q.1 Which of the following fibres is a polyamide- Q.9 Which one of the following pairs is not
(A) Orlon (B) Nylon-6 correctly matched-
(C) Dacron (D) Rayon (A) Terylene-condensation polymer of
terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol
(B) Teflon-thermally stable cross linked
Q.2 Which of the following fibres is not a
polymer of phenol and formaldehyde
polyamide-
(C) Plexiglass homopolymer of methyl
(A) Wool (B) Silk
methacrylate
(C) Nylon-6 (D) Orlon (D) Synthetic rubber-A copolymer of butadiene
and styrene
Q.3 Formaldehyde is not used in the manufacture of
the following polymer- Q.10 Which is not the example of addition polymer-
(A) Bakelite (B) Nylon-6 (A) Glyptal (B) Polypropylene
(C) Urea resin (D) Melamine resin (C) Polystyrene (D) Polyvinyl chloride

Q.4 Which is a naturally occuring polymer- Q.11 Caprolactam is obtained by the Beckmann
(A) Polyethene (B) PVC rearrangement of the compound-
(A) Cyclohexanone-oxime
(C) Teflon (D) Protein
(B) Benzophenone-oxime
(C) Acetone-oxime
Q.5 Natural fibre is-
(D) Propionaldehyde-oxime
(A) Starch (B) Cellulose
(C) Rubber (D) Nylon-6 Q.12 Teflon is a polymer of:
(A) Tetra-fluoroethylene
Q.6 Monomer of polystyrene is- (B) Tetra-bromoethylene
(A) Vinyl benzene (C) Tetra-iodoethylene
(B) Divinyl benzene (D) Tetra-chloroethylene
(C) Ethyl benzene
Q.13 Symbolic name for teflon is-
(D) Butyl benzene (A) PTFE (B) PCTFE
(C) PVC (D) None
Q.7 The fibre used for the manufacture of chords
and carpets is- Q.14 The S in Buna-S stands for-
(A) Polyethylene (A) Sodium (B) Sulphur
(B) Polypropylene (C) Styrene (D) Just a trade name
(C) Polyacrylonitrile
(D) Polyvinyl chloride Q.15 Which of the following is not the addition
homopolymer-
(A) Teflon (B) Buna-S
Q.8 Synthetic polymer which resembles natural
(C) P.V.C. (D) P.A.N.
rubber is-
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 Q.20 Which of the following is a homopolymer
Q.16 Phenol is used in the manufacture of- obtained from single monomer under the
(A) Bakelite (B) Polystyrene condensation process-
(C) Nylon (D) PVC (A) Nylon – 6 (B) Terylene
(C) Glyptal (D) Bakelite
Q.17 In vulcanisation of rubber-
(A) Sulphur reacts to form new compound
(B) Sulphur cross-links are introduced
(C) Sulphur forms a very thin protective layer
over rubber
(D) All of the statements are correct

Q.18 Which is a homopolymer-

(A) Isotactic poly vinylchloride
(B) Atactic polypropylene
(C) Syndiotactic polystyrene
(D) All of these

Q.19 Glyptal polymer is obtained from glycol by

reacting with-
(A) Malonic acid (B) Phthalic acid
(C) Maleic acid (D) Acetic acid

ANSWER KEY
BUILD YOUR CONCEPTS # 2

Qus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. B D B D B A C A B A A A A C B
Qus. 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A B D B A

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 (A) K[PtCl3(C2H4)] (B) (Ph3P)3RhCl
Aa dekhein zara
(C) Al(C2H5)3+ TiCl4 (D) Fe(C5H5)2

Q.8 Which of the following is not correctly

matched?
(A) Neoprene; – CH2 – C = CH – CH2 –
Cl n

TIME 25 MIN. (B) Nylon -6;

O
MAXIMUM 88 –NH – (CH2)6 – NH – CO – (CH2)4 – C – O –
MARKS
n

(C) Terylene;
MARKING +4/-1 O O
– OCH2 – CH2 – O – C C–
SCHEME n

CH3
Q.1 Orlon is a polymer of- (D) PMMA; – CH2 – C ————
(A) Styrene COOCH3 n
(B) Tetrafluoroethylene
(C) Vinyl chloride Q.9 Acrilan is a hard, horny and a high melting
(D) Acrylonitrile material. Which of the following represents
its structure?
Q.2 Which one of the following is not an example
CH3
of chain growth polymer-
(A)— CH2 – C ———— (B) — CH2 – CH ———
(A) Neoprene (B) Buna-S
COOCH3 n COOC2H5 n
(C) PMMA (D) Glyptal
Q.3 Ebonite is- (C) — CH2 – CH — (D) — CH2 – CH —
(A) Natural rubber Cl n CN n
(B) Synthetic rubber
(C) Highly vulcanized rubber Q.10 Which one of the following is used to
(D) Polypropene make’non-stick’ cookware?
(A) PVC
Q.4 F2C = CF2 is a monomer of- (B) Polystyrene
(A) Teflon (B) Glyptal (C) Polyethylene teraphthalate
(C) Nylon-6 (D) Buna-S (D) Polytetrafluoroethylene

Q.5 P.V.C. is formed by polymerisation of- Q.11 Match list-I (Monomer) with list-II (Polymer)
and select the correct answer using the codes
(A) 1-Chloroethene (B) Ethene
given below the lists:
(C) Propene (D) 1-
List-I List-II
Chloropropene
(I) Hexamethylenediamine A. Bakelite
Q.6 Which of the following polymers do not (II) Phenol B. Dacron
involve cross linkages- (III) Phthalic acid C. Glyptal
(A) Melmac (IV) Terephthalic acid D. Melamine
(B) Bakelite E. Nylon
(C) Polythene Codes:
(D) Vulcanised rubber (A) I–E, II–A, III–B, IV–C
(B) I–E, II–A, III–C, IV–B
Q.7 Ziegler-Natta catalyst is- (C) I–D, II–C, III–A, IV–B
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 (D) I–D, II–C, III–A, IV–B
Q.19 Bakelite is obtained from phenol by reacting
Q.12 Which compound/set of compounds is used in with [AIEEE 2008]
the manufacture of nylon-66?
(A) CH3CHO (B) CH3COCH3
(A) HOOC(CH2)4COOH + H2N(CH2)6NH2
(B) CH2 = CH–C(CH) = CH2 (C) HCHO (D) (CH2OH)2
(C) CH2 = CH2
Q. 20 Buna-N synthetic rubber is a copolymer of -
(D) HOOC COOH
[AIEEE 2009]
+ HOCH2 – CH2OH
Cl
(A) H2C = CH – C = CH2 and H2C = CH– CH =

Q.13 Teflon, styron and neoprene are all- CH2

(A) Copolymers (B) H2C = CH – CH = CH2 and H5C6 – CH =
(B) Condensation polymers
CH2
(C) Homopolymers
(D) Monomers (C)H2C = CH – CN and H2C = CH – CH =
CH2
Q.14 A condensation polymer among the following
is- (D) H2C = CH – CN and
(A) Dacron (B) PVC H2C = CH – C = CH2
(C) Polystyrene (D) Teflon CH3
Q.15 Monomers are converted to polymer by –
[AIEEE-2003]
(A) Hydrolysis of monomers
(B) Condensation reaction between Q.21 The species which can best serve as an
monomers
initiator for the cationic polymerization is
(C) Protonation of monomers
(D) None is correct [AIEEE-2012]
(A) HNO3 (B) AlCl3
Q.16 Nylon threads are made of –
[AIEEE-2003] (C) BuLi (D) LiAlH4
(A) Polyamide polymer
(B) Polyethylene polymer
Q.22 Among cellulose, poly(vinyl chloride), nylon
(C) Polyvinyl polymer
(D) Polyster polymer and natural rubber, the polymer in which the
intermolecular force of attraction is weakest
Q.17 Which of the following is a polyamide ?
is -
[AIEEE-2005]
(A) Nylon-66 (B) Teflon [IIT-2009]
(C) Bakelite (D) Terylene
(A) Nylon (B)Poly(vinylchloride)
Q.18 Which of the following is fully fluorinated (C) Cellulose (D) Natural Rubber
polymer- [AIEEE-2005]
(A) Teflon (B) Neoprene
(C) PVC (D) Thiokol

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 Aa dekhein zara

ANSWER KEY

Qus. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ans. D D C A A C C B D D B A C A B A A A C C B D

Self evaluation
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>68 VERY GOOD
>57 GOOD
>46 AVERAGE
<40 TRY AGAIN

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