Unit

POL
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YMER
OLYMERS
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I. Multiple Choice Questions (Type-I)
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1. Which of the following polymers of glucose is stored by animals?
(i)

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Cellulose
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(ii) Amylose
(iii) Amylopectin
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(iv) Glycogen
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2. Which of the following is not a semisynthetic polymer?

(i) cis-polyisoprene
(ii) Cellulose nitrate
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(iii) Cellulose acetate

(iv) Vulcanised rubber

3. The commercial name of polyacrylonitrile is ______________.

(i) Dacron
(ii) Orlon (acrilan)
(iii) PVC
(iv) Bakelite
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4. Which of the following polymer is biodegradable?

(i)

(ii)
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(iv)

5. In which of the following polymers ethylene glycol is one of the monomer

units?

(i)

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(ii)

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(iii)

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6. Which of the following statements is not true about low density polythene?
(i) Tough
(ii) Hard
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(iii) Poor conductor of electricity

(iv) Highly branched structure

7. is a polymer having monomer units ____________.

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(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

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8. Which of the following polymer can be formed by using the following monomer
unit?

(i) Nylon 6, 6
(ii) Nylon 2–nylon 6

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(iii) Melamine polymer
(iv) Nylon-6

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II. Multiple Choice Questions (Type-II)
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Note : In the following questions two or more options may be correct.
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9. Which of the following polymers, need atleast one diene monomer for their
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(i) Dacron
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(ii) Buna-S
(iii) Neoprene
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(iv) Novolac

10. Which of the folloiwng are characteristics of thermosetting polymers?

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(i) Heavily branched cross linked polymers.

(ii) Linear slightly branched long chain molecules.
(iii) Become infusible on moulding so cannot be reused.
(iv) Soften on heating and harden on cooling, can be reused.

11. Which of the following polymers are thermoplastic?

(i) Teflon
(ii) Natural rubber
(iii) Neoprene
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(iv) Polystyrene

12. Which of the following polymers are used as fibre?

(i) Polytetrafluoroethane
(ii) Polychloroprene
(iii) Nylon
(iv) Terylene

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 13. Which of the following are addition polymers?
(i) Nylon
(ii) Melamine formaldehyde resin
(iii) Orlon
(iv) Polystyrene

14. Which of the following polymers are condensation polymers?

(i) Bakelite
(ii) Teflon
(iii) Butyl rubber

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(iv) Melamine formaldehyde resin

15. Which of the following monomers form biodegradable polymers?

(i) 3-hydroxybutanoic acid + 3-hydroxypentanoic acid

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(ii) Glycine + amino caproic acid

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(iii) Ethylene glycol + phthalic acid
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(iv) Caprolactum

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16. Which of the following are example of synthetic rubber?
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(i) Polychloroprene
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(ii) Polyacrylonitrile
(iii) Buna-N
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(iv) cis-polyisoprene

17. Which of the following polymers can have strong intermolecular forces?
(i) Nylon
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(ii) Polystyrene
(iii) Rubber
(iv) Polyesters

18. Which of the following polymers have vinylic monomer units?

(i) Acrilan
(ii) Polystyrene
(iii) Nylon
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(iv) Teflon
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19. Vulcanisation makes rubber ______________.

(i) more elastic
(ii) soluble in inorganic solvent
(iii) crystalline
(iv) more stiff

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 45. Match the polymers given in Column I with their repeating units given in
Column II.
Column I Column II

(i) Acrilan (a)

(ii) Polystyrene (b)

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(iii) Neoprene (c)

(iv) Novolac (d)

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(f)
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V. Assertion and Reason Type

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Note : In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a

statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following
choices.

(i) Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason does not
explain assertion.
(ii) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason explains the
assertion.
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(iii) Both assertion and reason are wrong statement.

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(iv) Assertion is correct statement and reason is wrong statement.

(v) Assertion is wrong statement and reason is correct statement.

46. Assertion : Rayon is a semi synthetic polymer and is taken as a better

choice than cotton fabric.
Reason : Mechanical and aesthetic properties of cellulose can be
improved by acetylation.
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47. Assertion : Most of the Synthetic polymers are not biodegradable.
Reason : Polymerisation process induces toxic character in organic
molecules.
48. Assertion : Olefinic monomers undergo addition polymerisation.
Reason : Polymerisation of vinylchloride is initiated by peroxides/
persulphates.
49. Assertion : Polyamides are best used as fibres because of high tensile
strength.
Reason : Strong intermolecular forces (like hydrogen bonding within
polyamides) lead to close packing of chains and increase the
crystalline character, hence, provide high tensile strength to

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polymers.
50. Assertion : For making rubber synthetically, isoprene molecules are
polymerised.

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Reason : Neoprene (a polymer of chloroprene) is a synthetic rubber.

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51. Assertion : Network polymers are thermosetting.
Reason : Network polymers have high molecular mass.
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52. Assertion : Polytetrafluoroethene is used in making non-stick cookwares.
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Reason : Fluorine has highest electronegativity.
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VI. Long Answer Type

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53. Synthetic polymers do not degrade in the environment for a long time. How
can biodegradable synthetic polymers be made. Differentiate between
biopolymers and biodegradable polymers and give examples of each type.
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54. Differentiate between rubbers and plastics on the basis of intermolecular forces.
55. Phenol and formaldehyde undergo condensation to give a polymar (A) which
on heating with formaldehyde gives a thermosetting polymer (B). Name the
polymers. Write the reactions involved in the formation of (A). What is the
structural difference between two polymers?
56. Low density polythene and high density polythene, both are polymers of ethene
but there is marked difference in their properties. Explain.
57. Which of the following polymers soften on heating and harden on cooling?
What are the polymers with this property collectively called? What are the
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structural similarities between such polymers? Bakelite, urea-formaldehyde

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resin, polythene, polyvinyls, polystyrene.

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