Explore topic-wise MCQs in Polymer Engineering.

This section includes 6 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 does polymerization rate at a given monomer concentration vary, if rate of chain initiation is tripled?

A. tdoubled
B. ttripled
C. tincrement by factor of 3<sup>0.5</sup>
D. tremains constant
Answer» D. tremains constant
2.

What is the expression for rate of termination reaction of free radical polymerization?

A. tk<sub>t</sub>[M<sup> </sup>]<sup>2</sup>
B. t2k<sub>t</sub>[M<sup> </sup>]<sup>2</sup>
C. t2fk<sub>t</sub>[M<sup> </sup>] xa0
D. tfk<sub>t</sub>[M<sup> </sup>] xa0
Answer» C. t2fk<sub>t</sub>[M<sup> </sup>] xa0
3.

What is the rate chain initiation reaction for initiator efficiency of 0.8, when concentration and decomposition rate of benzoyl peroxide are 4 mol/m3 and 3.24*10-6 m3/ mol-s-1, respectively?

A. t2.07*10<sup>-5</sup>
B. t1.57*10<sup>-5</sup>
C. t3.27*10<sup>-5</sup>
D. t1.03*10<sup>-5</sup>
Answer» B. t1.57*10<sup>-5</sup>
4.

What is the expression for the rate of chain initiation of free radical chain growth polymerization?

A. tfk<sub>d</sub>[I] xa0
B. t2fk<sub>d</sub>[I] xa0
C. tk<sub>d</sub>[I]/2 xa0
D. tk<sub>d</sub>[I] xa0
Answer» C. tk<sub>d</sub>[I]/2 xa0
5.

What is the initiator efficiency in chain initiation step of free radical polymerization?

A. tfraction of unreacted monomers
B. textent of reaction
C. tfraction of radicals actually contributing
D. tnumber of initiator molecules
Answer» D. tnumber of initiator molecules
6.

How many initiator fragments are present in the dead polymer formed by combination mode of chain termination?

A. t2
B. t1
C. t3
D. t0
Answer» B. t1