Organic Chemistry

1. State true or false

a) The nylon that we synthesize in the lab today is safe to take home.

b) The slime that we synthesize in the lab today is safe to take home.

c) The nylon that we synthesize in the lab today is safe to touch without gloves.

2. Give any three examples of polymeric materials that we use in our everyday life.

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3. Write the name (or structure) of the monomer units of the following polymers.

a) Cellulose

b) PVC

c) Nylon-10,6

d) Polystyrene

4. Match the following

Polymer Name:

Nylon-10,6 Chain Addition Polymer

Polyacrylonitrile Condensation Polymer

Cross Linker Polymer

5. Mention two ways in which chain addition polymerization differs from condensation

polymerization.

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6. Which compound is used as the initiator in our polystyrene synthesis? (Draw the

structure) What happens when it is heated to about 90oC?

7. A ball of slime is highly malleable. Why?