Natural and Synthetic Rubbers
Natural and Synthetic Rubbers: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Butadiene-Styrene Rubber, Natural Rubber, Vulcanisation of Rubber, Neoprene, Buna-N, Buna-S, Isoprene, Properties of Rubber, Synthetic Rubbers, Preparation of Synthetic Rubbers, etc.
Important Questions on Natural and Synthetic Rubbers
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Which of the following structures represent repeating units of neoprene polymer?

Which of the following is the monomer of natural rubber?

The monomer units of polymer Buna-N.

Copolymerization of and acrylonitrile gives

In vulcanized rubber, the , chains are attached through _____.

The following is used for making natural rubber hard:

Treatment of rubber with sulphur is called ______.

The process of vulcanization makes rubber ______.

Assertion:- Natural Rubber has elastic property.
Reason:- It has linear structure.

Assertion:- Natural rubber is cis--polyisoprene.
Reason:- Isoprene is -methyl--butadiene.

Which of the following are monomers of natural rubber and neoprene respectively:

Monomers of natural rubber and neoprene are respectively:



Neoprene, an important synthetic rubber, is formed by:

The polymerisation reaction shown below
would produce:

Structures of some common polymers are given. Which one is not correctly presented?

The monomer used for preparing neoprene rubber is
