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Name two biodegradable polymers used in medicine.

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Polyglycolic acid and polylactic acid are used in surgical sutures.
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  1. Which of the following forms self-polycondensation polymer?

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  2. Give two examples of copolymers.

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  3. Name two biodegradable polymers used in medicine.

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  4. Name the monomers used in the preparation of glyptal

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  5. Name the monomer of natural rubber

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  6. What is the trade name of trans-polyisoprene?

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  7. Which polymer is also known as plexiglass?

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  8. All polymers are macromolecules but all macromolecules are not polymer...

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  9. Why are solutions of polymers more viscous than normal solutions?

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  10. What do you mean by Ziegler-Natta catalyst? What is it used for?

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  11. What do 6 in nylon 6 and 6 and 10 in nylon 6, 10 indicate?

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  12. What is addition polymerisation? Mention its types.

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  13. Explain the chain initiation and chain propagation of free radical pol...

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  14. Explain the chain initiation and chain propagation of cationic polymer...

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  15. Name any two monomers that talce part in anionic polymerisation. Why i...

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  16. Explain whether homopolymers an be prepared both addition and condensa...

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  17. What is copolymerisation? What is its purpose?

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  18. How are high density and low density polyethylenes (LDPE and HDPE) pre...

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  19. Write the reaction for the preparation of polyethylene terephthalate (...

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  20. Write the reaction for the preparation of glyptal. Mention two of its ...

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