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Define thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers with two examples of each.

Important Questions on Polymers

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The polymer used in making handles of cookers and frying pans is
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Arrange the following polymers in the increasing order of their intermolecular forces : Nylon- 6, neoprene, polyvinyl chloride.
 
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Which of the polymers is made up of using two different monomer units, in which both the monomers contains amine and carboxyl functional groups?
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Match the following.
List - I List - II
(A) Addition polymer (I) Bakelite
(B) Condensation polymer (II) 2-methyl-1,3 -butadiene
(C) Acrilan (III) 2,3 -dimethyl- 1,3 -butadiene
(D) Rubber (IV) Vinyl cyanide
    (V) Polythene

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Which one of the following is an example of a thermosetting polymer?
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The formation of terylene (or Dacron) from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid is ____.
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Which one of the following is made by using step growth polymerization?
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Which of the following pair of compounds is used as monomers for bakelite?
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The monomers used in the preparation of dextron are
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Which of the following is a natural polymer?
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Which of the following is an example of thermosetting polymers?
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Assertion: Rayon is a semisynthetic polymer whose properties are better than natural cotton.

Reason: Mechanical and aesthetic properties of cellulose can be improved by acetylation.
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Among the following, the branched-chain polymer is
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Which among the following is a linear polymer?
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Thermosetting plastics once set cannot be remoulded and reshaped because of the presence of .................between the polymeric chains.
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Give two points of difference between thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers.
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What are thermoplastic polymers? Give example.
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Which of the following is a natural polymer?
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Which of the following is a thermosetting polymer?
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Which one of the following is an example of thermosetting polymer?