CHEM Polymers

Question 1

most important classification for medicinal chemists’s use

Answer 1

on the basis of molecular target

Question 2

polymers are backbone of four major industries viz.

Answer 2

plastics
elastomers
fibers
paints and varnishes.

Question 3

molecular mass of polymers ranges from

Answer 3

10³-10to the power of 7

Question 4

what is polymerisation?

Answer 4

the process of formation of polymers from respective monomers is called polymerisation.

Question 5

natural polymers

Answer 5

found in nature viz plants and animals.

Question 6

example of natural polymers (5)

Answer 6

proteins, cellulose, starch, some resins, rubbers.

Question 7

semisynthetic polymers.

Answer 7

polymers derived from natural substances by some process on them

Question 8

examples of semi-synthetic polymers (2)

Answer 8

cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate.

Question 9

another name of the cellulose acetate is

Answer 9

rayon

Question 10

synthetic polymers

Answer 10

polymers made by artifical polymerisation proces.

Question 11

examples of artificial polymers. (3)

Answer 11

plastics, synthetic fibers as nylon 6,6 , synthetic rubbers as Buna-S