1、1Define the following terms.1. Monomer, Oligomer, the repeating unit 2. Thermoset and Thermoplastic3. Condensation polymerization and Free radical polymerization reaction4. Alternating copolymer, Block copolymer5. Branched Polymer, syndiotactic polymer, atactic polymer6. Crosslinking, vulcanization
2、7. Configuration，Conformation8. Glass Transition Temperature9. Melt index，Melt fracture ，Die swell10. Compression molding, Extrusion, Injection and Blow moldingMultiple choices.1. Tire cords, the film used as backing for magnetic recording tape in audio and video cassettes, and plastic soft-drink bo
3、ttles are all composed of what polymers?(D) LDPE bettera. poly(tetrafluoroethylene 四氟乙烯)b. high-density polyethylene 高密度聚乙烯c. nylond. poly(ethylene terephthalate) 聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯2. What term is used to indicate a polymerization that occurs without the growth of a chain monomer by monomer, but instead occu
4、rs as monomers form dimers, dimers form tetramers, etc.? (C)a. Non-chainb. Discontinuousc. step-growthd. irregular-increment3. Who developed catalysts that can produce, exclusively, either isotactic or syndiotactic polymers? (B)a. Carothers （尼龙的发明者）b. Ziegler and Nattac. Staudingerd. Goodyear4. Who
5、gave the macromolecular hypothesis（大分子假设） ？ (C)a. Carothersb. Ziegler and Nattac. Staudingerd. Goodyear(发现硫化)5. Fabrics or films made of which of the following polymers are most sensitive to damage from solutions of strong bases? (A)a. Nylonb. Polyethylenec. poly(vinyl chloride)2d. polystyrene6. Who
6、 produced billiard balls using collodian as a substitute for ivory? (A)a. Hyattb. Stinec. Goodyeard. Staudinger7. In which polymer is -(-CF2-CF2-)n- the repeating unit? (D)a. Acrilanb. Orlonc. Lucited. Teflon8. The repeat unit in a polymer is called the (A)a. monomerb. oligomerc. degree of polymeriz
7、ationd. mer 9. The smallest repeating unit of a polymer is: (B)a. Polymersb. Monomersc. Oligomersd. dimer10. In a Isotactic polymer, (A)a. the side groups on a polymer chain are all generally on the same side of the polymer chain.b. the side groups of the polymer chain generally alternate their orie
8、ntation from one side to the other.c. the side groups of the polymer chain occur randomly on both sides of the polymer chain.d. there are no side groups on the polymer chain.11. Latex is the source of: (C) a. nylon.b. isoprene.c. natural rubber.d. cis-1,4-polybutadiene.12. The type of polymer that i
9、s linear and distorts with heat is called (C)a. cross-linkedb. thermosetc. thermoplasticd. highly branched13. PE polymerization occurs in steps with the following order: (B)a. initiation, activation, propagation, terminationb. activation, initiation, propagation, terminationc. propagation, initiatio
10、n, activation, terminationd. termination, activation, initiation, propagation14. If A and B represent mers in a polymer, which is the random copolymer (A)3a. AAAABABBABABBBb. AAABBBAAABBBAAc AABBBBAABBBBAABBBBd. none above15. A blend is (A)a. a physical mixtureb. a compoundc. bound together by prima
11、ry bonds onlyd. a single phase material16. With increasing concentration of plasticizer the modulus of PVC (B)a. increasesb. decreasesc. stays the samed. none above17. PVC tubing is being used for transporting water. If organic solvents are run through this tubing it becomes stiff and somewhat britt
12、le. This is because (C)a. The solvent plasticizes the tubing, raising the Tgb. The solvent removes plasticizer, lowering the Tgc. The solvent removes plasticizer, raising the Tgd. The solvent plasticizes the tubing, lowering the Tg18. What are the major advantages of plastics compared to ceramics, g
13、lasses and metallic materials? (B)a. Low strength and high-temperature resistantb. Lightweight and corrosion-resistantc. High-temperature resistant and insulating d. High stiffness and corrosion-resistant19. Consider the properties of the following two polyethylene samples. Sample 1 was produced by
14、a high pressure process while sample 2 was synthesized using a catalyst.Polyethylene 1 Polyethylene 2Mol wt. 200,000 200,000Density (g/cm3) 0.92 0.96Crystalline melting pt. 108C 133CStiffness (lb/in2x103) 25 125Hardness (Shore D) 45 65Which of the following statements is true? (A)a. Sample 2 is more
15、 branched than sample 1b. Sample 1 is more branched than sample 2c. Sample 1 is more atacticd. Sample 1 is more isotactic20. Consider the two transitions from the “solid” to the liquid or rubbery state shown below on a plot of specific volume vs. temperature; (D)4a. The transition X is a Tg while tr
16、ansition Y is a crystalline melting point.b. Y is the Tg while X is the Tm.c. X is the Tm (melting point ) of a semi-crystalline material and Y is the Tm of an almost perfect crystal.d. none above21. What monomers are most commonly used in addition polymerization? (C)a. carboxylic acidsb. estersc. a
17、lkenesd. amides22. Linear polymers tend to be (A)a. thermoplasticb. thermoelasticc. thermophillicd. thermoset23. Thermoplastic elastomers combine features of both thermoplastics and elastomers. At high temperature, these polymers behave as and are plastically formed into shapes; at low temperature,
18、they behave as . (A)a. Thermoplastics; elastomers b. Thermoplastics; thermosetting polymersc. Elastomers; thermoplasticsd. Elastomers; thermosetting polymers24. PVC is _ since it is a _polymer (B)a. thermoset, linearb. thermoplastic, linearc. thermoset, crosslinkedd. thermoplastic, crosslinked25. Hi
19、gh density polyethylene cooled slowly from 160C to room temperature (B)a. Is still amorphous.b. Crystallizes.c. Is a glass.d. Is a mixture where some regions are rubbery and some regions are glassy.26. Atactic polystyrene (Tg 100C) quenched (i.e., cooled very quickly) from 120C to room temperature (
20、A)a. Is still amorphous.b. Crystallizes.5c. Is a glass.d. Is a rubbery material.27. Vinyl polymers include all of the following except (C)a. polyethyleneb. polyvinyl chloridec. PMMAd. Polystyrene28. Which of the following materials is copolymer? (D) a. PPb. SBSc. PVCd. PA29. Which of the following p
21、olymers would you expect to be most suitable for the production of a rubber car bumper guard? (B)a. Atactic polystyrene (Tg 100C)b. A random ethylene/propylene copolymer (50/50 composition) Tg 40C).c. Low density polyethylene.d. High density polyethylene.30. Which processing way can manufacture film
22、, unless (A)a. Extrusionb. Injectionc. Blow moldingd. Calendering31. Which pairs of monomers would you use to make a polyester? (C)a. Phenol and formaldehydeb. Styrene and butadienec. Terephthalic acid and ethylene glycold. Ethylene and propylene32. Which of the following polymers is most likely to
23、be optically transparent (A)a. Atactic polystyreneb. Isotactic polystyrenec. Linear Polyethylened. Nylon 6,633. Melt fracture occurs (B)a. When chain molecular weight is too highb. When a polymer is extruded too quicklyc. When a polymer is extruded too slowlyd. When a polymer close to its Tg is extr
24、uded.34. Consider the stress/strain diagrams shown below. Which of these would most closely correspond to the mechanical behavior of Isotactic polypropylene? (A)6a. curve Ab. curve Bc. curve Cd. none above35. In commercial practice, poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET, is manufactured by what chemi
25、cal transformation? (C)a. Transesterificationb. reaction of an acyl chloride with a diolc. condensation of a diacid and a diold. copolymerization with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst36. A plasticizer is used to: (D)a. convert a rubber to a glassy plastic.b. convert a thermoplastic to a glass.c. decrease ch
26、ain-branching during a polymerization.d. soften a commercial plastic.37. Microscopic regions of highly ordered polymer chains, found at low temperatures within solid polymers, are called: (A)a. crystallites.b. amorphous regions.c. microsolids.d. microcells.38. Electron Microscopes can NOT yield the
27、following information. (C)a. Morphologyb. Composition c. Decomposition temperatures d. Crystallographic Information39. Capillary rheometers are not used to measure: (C)a. Shear viscosity b. Die swellc. crystallinity d. Melt fracture40. Glass transition temperature (Tg) is detectable by a variety of methods, NOT including (C)a. Thermal-Mechanical Analysis (TMA).b. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) c. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)d. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis DMA
