Question 1

Name the monomer used in the production of neoprene.

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Question 2

Which of the following species can best serve as a radical initiator for radical polymerization?

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A) ROH 
B) ROR 
C) ROOR 
D) RCOOR 
E) RCOOH

Question 3

Draw the structure of the polymer produced in the following reaction.

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Question 4

Give the purpose of the amine in the formation of the epoxy resin.

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A) a softener 
B) hardener 
C) a monomer in the reaction 
D) to dehydrate the monomer 
E) to chill the polymer

Question 5

Draw the structure of the polymer that results when methyl α-cyanoacrylate undergoes polymerization.By what name is this polymer commonly known?

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Question 6

Vulcanization involves crosslinking of polymer chains through

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A) disulfide bonds 
B) amide bonds 
C) ester bonds 
D) double bonds 
E) manual twisting

Question 7

What monomers formed the following polymer?

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A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) IV 
E) V

Question 8

Chain-growth polymerization proceeds by which of the following mechanisms?

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A) radical polymerization 
B) cationic polymerization 
C) anionic polymerization 
D) A and B 
E) A,B,and C

Question 9

Show the mechanism for the formation of a segment of polystyrene containing two molecules of styrene and initiated by hydrogen peroxide.

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Question 10

Which of the following is the chain-initiating step in the cationic polymerization of propene?

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A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) IV 
E) V

Question 11

Chain-growth polymerization exhibits a marked preference for

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A) tail-to-tail addition 
B) head-to-head addition 
C) head-to-tail addition 
D) head-to-middle addition 
E) middle-to-tail addition

Question 12

The choice of mechanism in chain-growth polymerization depends on which of the following?

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A) structure of the monomer and initiator used 
B) structure of the polymer and initiator used 
C) temperature and pressure of the reaction 
D) A and B 
E) A,B,and C

Question 13

Which of the following is more likely to form non-terminated polymeric chains called living polymers?

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A) cationic polymerization 
B) free radical polymerization 
C) anionic polymerization 
D) A and B 
E) A and C

Question 14

Identify the monomer(s)that undergo cationic polymerization.You may choose more than one answer.

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A) styrene 
B) methyl methacrylate 
C) vinyl chloride 
D) methyl vinyl ether 
E) acrylamide

Question 15

Which of the following statements best describes what alpha olefins are?

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A) polysubstituted ethylenes 
B) monosubstituted ethylenes 
C) disubstituted ethylenes 
D) ethylenes 
E) isoprenes

Question 16

Which of the following species can best serve as an initiator for anionic polymerization?

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A) CH3CH2CH2CH2Li 
B) BF3 
C) HOOH 
D) CH3CH2CH2CH2OH 
E) CH3CH2CH2CH2OCH2CH2CH2CH3

Question 17

In a recycling symbol,the ________ the number in the middle of the symbol,the more easily the compound can be recycled.

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Question 18

What are elastomers?

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A) elastic organic molecules that are added to polymers to make them harder 
B) plastics that stretch and then revert to their original shape 
C) polymers that are soft and sticky 
D) plastics that are hard and brittle 
E) elastic molecules that are added to polymers to make them stretch more

Question 19

Is acrylonitrile more likely to undergo anionic or cationic polymerization? Explain your answer.

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Question 20

Which of the following polymers is arranged in an isotactic configuration?

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A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) IV 
E) V

Exam 27: Synthetic Polymers

Name the monomer used in the production of neoprene.

Which of the following species can best serve as a radical initiator for radical polymerization?

Draw the structure of the polymer produced in the following reaction.

Give the purpose of the amine in the formation of the epoxy resin.

Draw the structure of the polymer that results when methyl α-cyanoacrylate undergoes polymerization.By what name is this polymer commonly known?

Vulcanization involves crosslinking of polymer chains through

What monomers formed the following polymer?

Chain-growth polymerization proceeds by which of the following mechanisms?

Show the mechanism for the formation of a segment of polystyrene containing two molecules of styrene and initiated by hydrogen peroxide.

Which of the following is the chain-initiating step in the cationic polymerization of propene?

Chain-growth polymerization exhibits a marked preference for

The choice of mechanism in chain-growth polymerization depends on which of the following?

Which of the following is more likely to form non-terminated polymeric chains called living polymers?

Identify the monomer(s) that undergo cationic polymerization.You may choose more than one answer.

Which of the following statements best describes what alpha olefins are?

Which of the following species can best serve as an initiator for anionic polymerization?

In a recycling symbol,the ________ the number in the middle of the symbol,the more easily the compound can be recycled.

What are elastomers?

Is acrylonitrile more likely to undergo anionic or cationic polymerization? Explain your answer.

Which of the following polymers is arranged in an isotactic configuration?