Skip to content
MathsGenie logo
Quick links
Open app

Course home

  1. IGCSE
  3. Chemistry Edexcel
  5. Question bank

Synthetic polymers

EasyMedium
12345678910111213141516171819
Question 18

This question is about synthetic polymers.

The formation of a polyester can be represented as:

Polyester formation

a.

What is the name of this type of polymerisation reaction?

  • A addition
  • B condensation
  • C displacement
  • D elimination
[1]
b.

Which of these is a correct description of a polymer?

  • A a small molecule containing a carbonyl functional group
  • B a large macromolecule formed from many repeating smaller units
  • C a giant metallic lattice containing delocalised electrons
  • D a mixture of hydrocarbons with different boiling points
[1]
c.

This compound is used to make a polymer:

Monomer structure

State the IUPAC name of this compound.

[1]
d.

Draw the structure of the repeat unit of the polymer formed from this compound.

[1]
e.

This is part of the structure of another polymer:

Polymer chain section

Draw the displayed formula of the monomer used to make this polymer.

[2]
f.

State the meaning of the term biodegradable.

[1]
g.

Explain why polyesters can biodegrade, whereas addition polymers, such as the one in part (d), do not biodegrade.

[2]

Synthetic polymers Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Synthetic polymers