Multiple Choice Questions

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The monomer used in novolac, a polymer used in paints

  • melamine and formaldehyde

  • phenol and formaldehyde

  • butadiene and acrylo nitrile

  • butadiene and styrene


B.

phenol and formaldehyde

Novolacs are phenol formaldehyde resills with formaldehyde to phenol molar ratio of less than one. The polymensation is brought to completion using acid catalysis such as oxalic acid, hydrochloric acid or sulphonate.


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Formation of terylene is an example of:

  • condensation polymerisation

  • addition polymerisation

  • esterification

  • saponification


Teflon polymer is formed by polymerization of :

  • CH2=CH-CN

  • F2C=CF2

  • Cl2 = CH2

  • H2C = CHCl


Which of the following is a condensation polymer?

  • [-NH-CO(CH2)5-]n

  • Rubber

  • Polyvinyl chloride

  • Polyethylene


A polymer containing nitrogen is :

  • bakelite

  • dacron

  • rubber

  • nylon-66


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Which of the following is a polyamide?

  • Nylon-6, 6

  • Terylene

  • Polythene

  • Buna - S


'Terylene is not a

  • copolymer

  • polyester fibre

  • chain growth polymer

  • step growth polymer


Which of the following is not a biodegradable polymer?

  • Glyptol

  • Polyhydroxy butyrate-CO-β-hyrdoxy valerate

  • PHBV

  • Nylon 2-nylon-6


Which of the following is not true?

  • In vulcanisation, the rubber becomes harder and stronger

  • Natural rubber has 'trans' configuration at every double bond

  • Buna-S is a copolymer of butene and styrene

  • Natural rubber is 1, 4-polymer of isoprene


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Which of the following is called polyamide ?

  • Terylene

  • Rayon

  • Nylon

  • Orlon


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