Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Polymer Engineering MCQ’s – Characteristics of Condensation Polymerization
1 - Question
Consider a reaction of polymer formation by condensation polymerization, completed in n-steps, with the liberation of a certain byproduct. How many total molecules of byproduct are released as a result of complete reaction?
a) n+1
b) n
c) n-1
d) n/2
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Explanation: At each step of a condensation polymerization reaction, one byproduct molecule is released. So a total of n molecules are liberated.
2 - Question
How many molecules of hydrochloric acid are released when n monomers of di-acid chloride and n monomers of di-alcohol are reacted to form a polymer?
a) 2n
b) n-1
c) 2n-1
d) n
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Explanation: Here, the reaction between the monomers completes in (2n-1) number of steps. So, the molecules released will also be 2n-1.
3 - Question
Which of the byproduct molecule is released in the formation of polyurea?
a) NH3
b) H2O
c) HCl
d) no elimination
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Answer: d
Explanation: There is no byproduct elimination in this reaction.
Formation of urea-
─N═C═O + H2N─ ↔ ─NHCO─NH─
Formation of polyurea-
nOCRNCO + n H2NR’NH2 ↔ OCN─[─RNHCO─HNR’NHCONH]n-1─RNHCONHR’NH2.
4 - Question
Which of the following byproduct is released when an amine reacts with acid chloride?
a) HCl
b) H2O
c) NH3
d) no elimination
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Answer: a
Explanation: The amidation reaction is given by-
─NH2 + ─COCl ↔ ─NH─CO─ + HCl.
5 - Question
Which of the following byproduct is released when an ester reacts with alcohol?
a) alcohol
b) water
c) ether
d) no elimination
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Answer: a
Explanation: The reaction is given by-
─COOR1 + R2OH ↔ ─COOR2 + R1OH
Thus, the byproduct is alcohol.
6 - Question
Which of the following reactants react to give amidation reaction?
a) amine and acid
b) amine and alcohol
c) amine and ester
d) ester and alcohol
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Answer: a
Explanation: The reaction of amine with acid is an amidation reaction which is given by-
─NH2 + ─COOH ↔ ─NH─CO─ + H2O.
7 - Question
Which of the following does not result in the formation of an ester?
a) acid and alcohol
b) acid chloride and alcohol
c) ester and alcohol
d) amine and acid
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Explanation: The reaction of acid and acid chloride with alcohol is an esterification reaction, and even the reaction of ester and alcohol give rise to formation of ester. Amine and acid react to give amide group.
8 - Question
Consider the following statements for condensation polymerization-
I. Bifunctional or polyfunctional monomers
II. Loss of each kind of functional group in each step for bifunctional species
III. Always accompanied by the release of a byproduct molecule
IV. Monofunctional or polyfunctional monomers
Which of the following are true?
a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) I and III
d) III and IV
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Explanation: III is not true because in some reactions, there is no elimination of any molecule. Besides, monofuntional monomers fail to complete the reaction. At each step of reaction, two functional groups, one of each kind, are lost.
9 - Question
What is the product of following polymerization reaction?
a) [─R─CO─] b) [─O─R─CO─]n
c) [O─CR─O─]n
d) [─O─R─CO─]n-
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Explanation: The lactone ring opens by breaking C─O bond and polymerizes to give [─O─R─CO─]n.
10 - Question
What is the product of following polymerization reaction?
a) ─[─NH─R─CO─]n
b) ─[─R─NH─CO─]n
c) ─[─NH─R─CO─]n-1
d) none of the mentioned
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Explanation: The lactam group polymerizes to give ─[─NH─R─CO─]n product, consisting of amide group.