Exam 27: Synthetic Polymers

Which of the following is characteristic of oriented polymers?

Give the product for the following reaction.

Identify the monomer for superglue.

ABS is a copolymer of what three monomers?

Show the reaction which occurs when benzoyl peroxide is heated.

The joining together of many monomers to form a very large molecule is called ________.

Give the monomers for lexan.

What is the main structural difference between high-density and low-density polyethylene, and how does this structural difference affect the properties and uses of these polymers?

What is the mass of each repeating unit in poly(ethylene)?

Describe what thermoplastic polymers are.

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

Which of the following monomers has the greatest ability to undergo anionic polymerization?

Provide the structure of the monomer from which Orlon [poly(acrylonitrile)] is prepared.

What are biodegradable polymers? Give an example.

As the % crystallinity of polyethylene increases, its density ________ and its melting point ________.

What are thermosetting polymers?

What kind of polymer is produced in the following reaction?

Which of the following are characteristic of linear polyethylene?

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

Which is not typically made through radical polymerization?