Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science and Mathematics: SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2021/2022
Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science and Mathematics: SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2021/2022
Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science and Mathematics: SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2021/2022
TEST
SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2021/2022
NAME :________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) This paper consists of FOUR (4) questions.
2) Answer ALL questions.
3) Upload your answer in PDF in MyGURU.
SKU3043/ Polymer Chemistry 2
QUESTION 1
i.
ii.
iii.
[3 marks]
i. MSBMSBMSBMSBMSBMSBMSBMSBMSBMSBMSBMSB
ii. SSSSSSSSSSSSSMMMMMMMMMMMVVVVVVVVVVVVV
iii. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
V
V
V
V
V
V
SKU3043/ Polymer Chemistry 3
iv. MVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVM
V
V
V
V
V
V
v. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
M S
M S
M S
M S
M S
M S
M S
[5 marks]
QUESTION 2
Draw the structure of the polymer formed by the reaction of the following monomers. State
whether the resulting polymer is a linear or branched/cross-linked polymer?
A) CH3 O
H2C C C O CH3
O
B) HO (CH2)5 C OH
C) CH
H2C
CN
D) O
HOOC COOH
H2N C NH2 +
COOH
[12 marks]
SKU3043/ Polymer Chemistry 4
QUESTION 3
[8 Marks]
QUESTION 4
A) Write the polymerization reaction of these reactants. Draw the structure of polymer
and by-product.
[4 marks]
B) Calculate the number average degree of polymerization, DP, for the above reaction
mixture if the reaction has proceeded for 96%. Determine the number average
molecular weight, Mn and weight average molecular weight, Mw. Assume that the
amount of functional groups are equal at the start of the reaction.
[8 marks]
END OF QUESTIONS