3.12 - Polymers

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Front (Question)

____ Polymers are generally Stronger & More Rigid than ____ Polymers?

Back (Answer)

Condensation Addition

Front (Question)

Advantages of Burying Polymers?

Back (Answer)

Cheap & Easy

Front (Question)

When forming Polyamides, the OH group is ____ from the COOH group

Back (Answer)

Removed

Front (Question)

Addition Polymers are ____ (non-polar) because ____ ?

Back (Answer)

Chemically Inert Carbon Skeleton consists of C-C single bonds

Front (Question)

Uses of Kevlar?

Back (Answer)

Bulletproof Vests, Fire Retardant Clothing, Crash Helmets, Tennis Rackets

Front (Question)

Disadvantages of Combusting Chlorinated Polymers?

Back (Answer)

Acidic HCl Gas

Front (Question)

Why are Addition Polymers Non-Biodegradable?

Back (Answer)

Chemically Inert (Non-Polar) Not Susceptible to attack by Nucleophiles

Front (Question)

Strongest IMF present in Kevlar is ____ which forms between ____ ?

Back (Answer)

Hydrogen Bonding Lone Pair on N of one Amide Link & a H of another

Front (Question)

Catalysts: Hydrolysis of Polyamides

Back (Answer)

Aqueous Strong Acid (HCl) or Aqueous Strong Base (NaOH)

#10

Front (Question)

When forming Polyamides, a H atom is ____ from the ____ of the amine

Back (Answer)

Removed NH₂

#11

Front (Question)

Three Reasons Kevlar is Strong due to its Structure

Back (Answer)

|> Chains are Planar - can pack closely together |> IMFs between neighbouring chains are stronger than in other polymers |> Strongest IMF is hydrogen bonding between Lone pair on N of amide link & a H on another

#12

Front (Question)

Define: Hydrolysis

Back (Answer)

Breaking of a Bond using Water

#13

Front (Question)

Advantages of Combusting Polyalkenes?

Back (Answer)

Produces Heat Energy

#14

Front (Question)

Kevlar chains are ____, they can pack ____ ?

Back (Answer)

Planar Close together

#15

Front (Question)

Advantages of Recycling Polyesters?

Back (Answer)

|> Saves on Expensive Crude Oil |> Saves Energy from Refining Crude Oil |> Reduces waste going to Landfill |> Produces less CO₂ than Combustion

#16

Front (Question)

In Polyesters, what is the largest IMF present?

Back (Answer)

Permanent Dipole-Dipole

#17

Front (Question)

When forming Polyesters, OH groups are ____ from COOH group

Back (Answer)

Removed

#18

Front (Question)

What are Polyamide Monomers held together by?

Back (Answer)

Amide Links

#19

Front (Question)

Why is a catalyst added to the Hydrolysis of Polyesters/Polyamides?

Back (Answer)

Reaction is v. Slow

#20

Front (Question)

Why are Condensation Polymers generally Stronger than Addition Polymers?

Back (Answer)

Condensation Polymers contain Polar bonds

#21

Front (Question)

Disadvantages of Burying Polymers?

Back (Answer)

|> Takes up Land |> Releases Methane |> Releases toxins which could contaminate water supplies

#22

Front (Question)

When forming Polyesters, a H atom from the ____ of alcohol is ____ ?

Back (Answer)

OH group Removed

#23

Front (Question)

Reactants to form Polyesters?

Back (Answer)

Dicarboxylic Acid & Diols

#24

Front (Question)

Why can Polyesters & Polyamides be Hydrolysed?

Back (Answer)

C=O is Polar - can be attacked by Nucleophiles