Explore topic-wise MCQs in Polymer Engineering.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Polymer Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

How is the degree of polymerization affected with the increase in concentration of both monomer and liquid ammonia, when a monomer is polymerized anionically in liquid ammonia?

A. increases
B. decreases
C. no change
D. cannot be determined
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following monomers is more prone to form low-molecular weight polymer when polymerized in liquid ammonia?

A. acrylonitrile
B. metha acrylonitirile
C. styrene
D. methyl methacrylonitrile
Answer» D. methyl methacrylonitrile
3.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_MONOMERS_IS_MORE_PRONE_TO_FORM_LOW-MOLECULAR_WEIGHT_POLYMER_WHEN_POLYMERIZED_IN_LIQUID_AMMONIA??$

A. acrylonitrile
B. metha acrylonitirile
C. styrene
D. methyl methacrylonitrile
Answer» D. methyl methacrylonitrile
4.

How_is_the_degree_of_polymerization_affected_with_the_increase_in_concentration_of_both_monomer_and_liquid_ammonia,_when_a_monomer_is_polymerized_anionically_in_liquid_ammonia?$

A. increases
B. decreases
C. no change
D. cannot be determined
Answer» E.
5.

Styrene is polymerized using amide catalyst in liquid ammonia, anionically. How will the rate of reaction change, if the monomer concentration is doubled (keeping rest other things constant)?

A. doubled
B. halved
C. quadrupled
D. No change
Answer» D. No change
6.

What does the effectiveness of the catalyst in the initiation process of anionic polymerization depend on?

A. acidity of the monomer
B. basicity of the catalyst
C. all of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
7.

Which of the following can assist as a catalyst in anionic polymerization?

A. Sulphuric acid
B. Boron trifluoride
C. grignard reagent
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
8.

The ease of anionic polymerization is dependent only on the catalyst system used for a given monomer. State true or false.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
9.

What kind of substituent groups should be attached to the monomer, readily undergoing anionic polymerization?

A. electron accepting
B. electron releasing
C. all of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. electron releasing
10.

Which of the following nature of solvent can inhibit the growth of polymer in anionic polymerization?

A. acidic
B. basic
C. neutral
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. basic
11.

Which of the following monomer has the least reactivity towards anionic polymerization?

A. acrylonitrile
B. methyl metharylate
C. butadiene
D. methacrylonitrile
Answer» D. methacrylonitrile
12.

How the termination in anionic polymerization most probably does take place?

A. unimolecular termination
B. bimolecular
C. termination by solvent transfer
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned