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Question 32

A laboratory has four compounds in stock.

CompoundStructural formula
KCH2=CHCH2CH3\text{CH}_2{=}\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_3CH2​=CHCH2​CH3​
LCH3CH2CH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3CH3​CH2​CH2​CH3​
MHO-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH\text{HO-CH}_2\text{-CH}_2\text{-CH}_2\text{-OH}HO-CH2​-CH2​-CH2​-OH
NHOOC-CH2-CH2-COOH\text{HOOC-CH}_2\text{-CH}_2\text{-COOH}HOOC-CH2​-CH2​-COOH

The laboratory uses some of these compounds to make two polymers.

Polymer 1 has the repeating unit [-CH2-CH(CH2CH3)-]n\left[\text{-CH}_2\text{-CH}(\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3)\text{-}\right]_n[-CH2​-CH(CH2​CH3​)-]n​.

Polymer 2 is a polyester.

a.

State which compound is used to make polymer 1 by addition polymerisation.

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b.

Give the molecular formula of one repeating unit of polymer 1.

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c.

State which two compounds can react repeatedly to make polymer 2.

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d.

Name the small molecule produced each time a new link forms in polymer 2.

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