Making polymers

Question 0

What is addition polymerisation

Answer 0

unsaturated monomer molecules (alkenes) react to form saturated polymers

Question 1

How many bonds can carbon atoms have maximum

Answer 1

4

Question 2

Do alkanes have any effect on bromine water

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Do alkenes have any effect on bromine water

What reaction is this and what is made

Answer 3

Yes, de-colourise it (orange)

This is an ADDITION REACTION and a dibromo compound is made

Question 4

What is needed for Polymerisation and why

Answer 4

Catalyst and high pressure. The alkenes join together so they don’t produce another substance

Question 5

Why can large numbers of monomers can be joined to make long chain polymers

Answer 5

Monomer carbon-carbon bonds are easily broken

Question 6

How many carbons in ethane/ethene?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

How many carbons in propane/propene

What is the molecular formula

Answer 7

3

Question 8

How many carbons in butane/butene

What is the molecular formula

Answer 8

4

Question 9

An alkene contains two shared pairs of what?

Answer 9

Electrons

Question 10

What can the alkenes made by cracking by used as

Answer 10

Monomers that react together to produce polymers

Question 11

What monomer makes polyethene

Answer 11

Ethene

Question 12

Ethane molecular formula

Answer 12

C2H6

Question 13

Ethene molecular formula

Answer 13

C2H4

Question 14

How many bonds do hydrogen atoms have

Answer 14

One bond each

Question 15

What is a hydrocarbon called when it contains a single covalent bond

Is it saturated?

Answer 15

An alkane

This is saturated

Question 16

What is a hydrocarbon called when it contains a double carbon-carbon covalent bond

Is it saturated?

Answer 16

An alkene

It is not saturated