Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter Polymers NCERT Solutions | How are polymers classified on the basis

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.

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)

What are the monomeric repeating units of Nylon-6 and Nylon-6, 6?

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.

Which acid of each pair shown here would you expect to be stronger?

(i) CH₃CO₂H or CH₂FCO₂H

(ii)CH₂FCO₂H or CH₂ClCO₂H

(iii) CH₂FCH₂CH₂CO₂H or CH₃CHFCH₂CO₂H

(iv)

Give structures of the products you would expect when each of the following alcohol reacts with (a) HCl-ZnCl₂ (b) HBr and (c) SOCl₂.

(i) Butan-1-ol

(ii) 2-Methylbutan-2-ol

A solution of glucose in water is labelled as 10% w/w, what would be the molality and mole fraction of each component in the solution? If the density of solution is 1.2 g mL^-1, then what shall be the molarity of the solution?

What are the different types of RNA found in the cell?

Write the Nernst equation and emf of the following cells at 298 K:

(i) Mg(s) | Mg²⁺(0.001M) || Cu²⁺(0.0001 M) | Cu(s)

(ii) Fe(s) | Fe²⁺(0.001M) || H⁺(1M)|H₂(g)(1bar) | Pt(s)

(iii) Sn(s) | Sn²⁺(0.050 M) || H⁺(0.020 M) | H₂(g) (1 bar) | Pt(s)

(iv) Pt(s) | Br₂(l) | Br^-(0.010 M) || H⁺(0.030 M) | H₂(g) (1 bar) | Pt(s).

Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of

(i) 1-Methylcyclohexanol and

(ii) Butan-1-ol

Why does the conductivity of a solution decrease with dilution?

Give the oxidation state, d-orbital occupation and coordination number of the central metal ion in the following complexes:

(i) K₃[Co(C₂O₄)₃]

(ii) cis-[Cr(en)₂Cl₂]Cl

(iii) (NH₄)₂[CoF₄]

(iv) [Mn(H₂O)₆]SO₄

Compare the stability of +2 oxidation state for the elements of the first transition series.

Nitrogen exists as diatomic molecule and phosphorus as P₄. Why?