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This section includes 17 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. |
BF3 is ineffective to induce cationic polymerization in isobutylene when the reactants are moisture free. State true or false. |
A. | true |
B. | false |
Answer» B. false | |
2. |
The magnitude of the negative activation energy for degree of polymerization is higher for true termination than that for the termination by transfer reactions. State true or false. |
A. | true |
B. | false |
Answer» C. | |
3. |
What is the range of activation energy of overall polymerization of cationic polymerization? |
A. | -10 to +10 kcal/mol |
B. | -100 to +100 kcal/mol |
C. | -500 to +500 kcal/mol |
D. | -25 to +25 kcal/mol |
Answer» B. -100 to +100 kcal/mol | |
4. |
What does the binding energy between the propagating ion and the gegen ion depend on? |
A. | nature of reaction media |
B. | nature of gegen ion |
C. | temperature of reaction |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
WHAT_DOES_THE_BINDING_ENERGY_BETWEEN_THE_PROPAGATING_ION_AND_THE_GEGEN_ION_DEPEND_ON??$ |
A. | nature of reaction media |
B. | nature of gegen ion |
C. | temperature of reaction |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
The magnitude of the negative activation energy for degree of polymerization is higher for true termination than that for the termination by transfer reactions. State true or false.$ |
A. | true |
B. | false |
Answer» C. | |
7. |
What is the range of activation energy of overall polymerization of cationic polymerization?$ |
A. | -10 to +10 kcal/mol |
B. | -100 to +100 kcal/mol |
C. | -500 to +500 kcal/mol |
D. | -25 to +25 kcal/mol |
Answer» B. -100 to +100 kcal/mol | |
8. |
How is the rate of cationic polymerization reaction affected with the increase in the dielectric constant of the reaction medium? |
A. | increase |
B. | decreases |
C. | may increase or decrease |
D. | no effect |
Answer» B. decreases | |
9. |
BF3 is ineffective to induce cationic polymerization in isobutylene when the reactants are moisture free. State true or false. |
A. | true |
B. | false |
Answer» B. false | |
10. |
What is true about the degree of cationic polymerization when termination occurs by monomer transfer? |
A. | constant |
B. | proportional to monomer concentration |
C. | proportional to catalyst concentration |
D. | proportional to square of monomer concentration |
Answer» B. proportional to monomer concentration | |
11. |
How is the rate of polymerization dependent on the concentration of catalyst in cationic polymerization? |
A. | proportional to first power |
B. | proportional to half power |
C. | proportional to second power |
D. | no dependence |
Answer» B. proportional to half power | |
12. |
How does degree of polymerization affected with increase in temperature of cationic polymerization reaction? |
A. | increases |
B. | decreases |
C. | no change |
D. | cannot be determined |
Answer» C. no change | |
13. |
What kind of substituent groups should be attached to the monomer, readily undergoing cationic polymerization? |
A. | electron accepting |
B. | electron releasing |
C. | all of the mentioned |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. all of the mentioned | |
14. |
Which of the following monomer has highest reactivity towards cationic polymerization? |
A. | isobutylene |
B. | isoprene |
C. | vinyl ethers |
D. | styrene |
Answer» D. styrene | |
15. |
Which of the following nature of solvent or additives can inhibit the growth in cationic polymerization? |
A. | basic |
B. | acidic |
C. | neutral |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. acidic | |
16. |
Which of the following type of termination is not possible in ionic polymerization? |
A. | bimolecular termination |
B. | unimolecular termination |
C. | termination through transfer to monomer or solvent |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. unimolecular termination | |
17. |
Which of the following polymerization mechanism can polymerize the styrene monomer? |
A. | cationic polymerization |
B. | radical polymerization |
C. | anionic polymerization |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |