Some Commercially Important Polymers
Some Commercially Important Polymers: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Preparation, Properties and Uses of Some Important Addition Polymers, Crazy Glue or Super Glue & Plasticizers etc.
Important Questions on Some Commercially Important Polymers
Which of the following is a condensation polymer?

The name of the monomers of the following compounds are
(i) PVC
(ii) Teflon

The designation 6,6 means in the name nylon-6, 6 is:

What does ‘6, 6’ indicate in the name nylon-6, 6?

Nylon-6,6 is a repeating unit of which of the following:

Which of the following is representing an example of step-growth polymerisation?

Which of the following is a polyamide?

Polymer formation from monomers starts by:


Among the following, the correct statement(s) about polymers is(are)

Plasticizers are used to convert PVC, a rigid plastic, into a soft, flexible, and elastic material.

What are the uses of plasticizers?

Plasticizers are added to polymers to facilitate the handling of raw materials during fabrication.

Which of the following is an example of plasticizer?

Thiokol is prepared from dichloroethane with sodium polysulphide by _____ polymerization.


The monomer of the Thiokol rubber are dichloroethane and _____.

Crazy glue is also known as _____

Write the structure of Thiokol.

What is the monomer used to prepare Thiokol rubber?
