Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter Polymers NCERT Solutions | What are polymers?

Write the names and structures of the monomers of the following polymers:

(i) Buna-S  (ii) Buna-N

(iii) Dacron  (iv) Neoprene

What is a biodegradable polymer? Give an example of a biodegradable aliphatic polyester.

Arrange the following polymers in increasing order of their intermolecular forces.
(i) Nylon 6, 6, Buna-S, Polythene.
(ii) Nylon 6, Neoprene, Polyvinyl chloride.

Explain the difference between Buna-N and Buna-S.

How are polymers classified on the basis of structure?

Define thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers with two examples of each.

Explain the term copolymerisation and give two examples.

Write the monomers used for getting the following polymers. (i) Polyvinyl chloride (ii) Teflon (iii) Bakelite

How do you explain the functionality of a monomer?

Identify the monomer in the following polymeric structures.

(i)

(ii)

For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units of time both in minutes and seconds.

Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i) Tetraamminediaquacobalt (III) chloride

(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)

(iii) Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride

(iv) Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N-platinate(II)

(v) Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate

(vi) Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)

(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N

(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.

(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Why are solids rigid?

Write any two characteristics of Chemisorption.

Write the structures of the following compounds.

(i) α-Methoxypropionaldehyde

(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanal

(iii) 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde

(iv) 4-Oxopentanal

(v) Di-sec-butyl ketone

(vi) 4-Fluoroacetophenone

Which of the ores mentioned in Table 6.1 can be concentrated by magnetic separation method?

Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?

Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?

Glucose or sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane or benzene (simple six membered ring compounds) are insoluble in water. Explain.

Amongst the following ions which one has the highest magnetic moment value?

(i) [Cr(H₂O)₆]³⁺

(ii) [Fe(H₂O)₆]²⁺

(iii) [Zn(H₂O)₆]²⁺

Write the reactions of Williamson synthesis of 2-ethoxy-3-methylpentane starting from ethanol and 3-methylpentan-2-ol.

Compare the chemistry of the actinoids with that of lanthanoids with reference to:

(i) electronic configuration

(ii) oxidation states and

(iii) chemical reactivity.

What happens when H₃PO₃ is heated?

Analysis shows that nickel oxide has the formula Ni_0.98 O_1.00. What fractions of nickel exist as Ni²⁺and Ni³⁺ions?

Write the chemistry of recharging the lead storage battery, highlighting all the materials that are involved during recharging.

How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms:

(i) Hexagonal close-packing and cubic close-packing?

(ii) Crystal lattice and unit cell?

(iii) Tetrahedral void and octahedral void?

The melting points and solubility in water of amino acids are generally higher than that of the corresponding halo acids. Explain.

Conductivity of 0.00241 M acetic acid is 7.896 × 10 ^{- 5} S cm ^{- 1}. Calculate its molar conductivity and if A_m^º for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm² mol ^{- 1}, what is its dissociation constant?

Compare the chemistry of actinoids with that of the lanthanoids with specialreference to:

(i) electronic configuration

(ii) atomic and ionic sizes

(iii) oxidation stateand

(iv) chemical reactivity.