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This section includes 19 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. |
Which of the following properties is improved when styrene and acrylo-nitrile are copolymerized together? |
A. | heat distortion temperature |
B. | impact strength |
C. | chemical resistance |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Where is the expandable grade of polystyrene useful in? |
A. | producing foamed products |
B. | producing rubbery products |
C. | making optical instruments |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. producing rubbery products | |
3. |
Which component is present in the high impact polystyrene (HIPS) besides styrene monomer to improve only impact strength of polystyrene? |
A. | acrylo-nitrile |
B. | vinyl acetate |
C. | polybutadiene |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
4. |
What is the approximate density of polystyrene in g/cm3? |
A. | 0.96 |
B. | 0.915 |
C. | 1.054 |
D. | 1.5 |
Answer» D. 1.5 | |
5. |
WHICH_COMPONENT_IS_PRESENT_IN_THE_HIGH_IMPACT_POLYSTYRENE_(HIPS)_BESIDES_STYRENE_MONOMER_TO_IMPROVE_ONLY_IMPACT_STRENGTH_OF_POLYSTYRENE??$ |
A. | acrylo-nitrile |
B. | vinyl acetate |
C. | polybutadiene |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
6. |
Which of the following properties is improved when styrene and acrylo-nitrile are copolymerized together?$ |
A. | heat distortion temperature |
B. | impact strength |
C. | chemical resistance |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Where is the expandable grade of polystyrene useful in?$ |
A. | producing foamed products |
B. | producing rubbery products |
C. | making optical instruments |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. producing rubbery products | |
8. |
Which of the following grade of polystyrene is well suited for the purpose of packaging applications? |
A. | high impact (HIPS) |
B. | general purpose (GP-PS) |
C. | expandable |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
9. |
What is the percentage value of elongation at break for polystyrene? |
A. | 1-3% |
B. | 100-300% |
C. | 20-130 % |
D. | 200-240% |
Answer» B. 100-300% | |
10. |
Which of the following comonomer can copolymerize with styrene to give out a polymer suitable for making ion-exchange resins? |
A. | vinyl acetate |
B. | divinyl benzene |
C. | acrylonitrile |
D. | butadiene |
Answer» C. acrylonitrile | |
11. |
What is the effect of the outdoor exposure on polystyrene? |
A. | lowering of melting point |
B. | crazing and yellowing |
C. | increased brittleness |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. increased brittleness | |
12. |
Which of the following grade of polystyrene is useful in optical applications? |
A. | general-purpose (GP-PS) |
B. | high impact (HIPS) |
C. | expanded grades |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. high impact (HIPS) | |
13. |
Polystyrene is not a suitable polymer to be used for injection moulding and thermoforming. State true or false. |
A. | true |
B. | false |
Answer» C. | |
14. |
What is the approximate density of polystyrene in g/cm3? |
A. | 0.96 |
B. | 0.915 |
C. | 1.054 |
D. | 1.5 |
Answer» D. 1.5 | |
15. |
Which of the following property of polystyrene is improved, when traces of unreacted monomer is removed? |
A. | melting point |
B. | brittleness |
C. | crystallinity |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. brittleness | |
16. |
What kind of polymer is the commercially used polystyrene? |
A. | syndiotactic |
B. | isotactic |
C. | atactic |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
17. |
How many stages do the bulk polymerization of styrene passes through? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» B. 1 | |
18. |
Which of the following can stabilize the vinyl benzene? |
A. | t-butyl catechol |
B. | t-butyl hexanol |
C. | lactone |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. t-butyl hexanol | |
19. |
Which of the following is used as a catalyst for the alkylation of benzene in the process of formation of styrene? |
A. | AlCl<sub>3</sub> |
B. | MgO |
C. | FeO |
D. | TiCl<sub>4</sub> |
Answer» B. MgO | |