Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Polymers

Polymers — practice question

Terylene, a man-made fibre, is used in the production of clothing. Which row gives the correct description of how Terylene is manufactured?

  • Astarting materials: an acid and an alcohol; type of polymerisation: addition
  • Bstarting materials: an acid and an alcohol; type of polymerisation: condensation
  • Cstarting materials: an alkene; type of polymerisation: addition
  • Dstarting materials: an alkene; type of polymerisation: condensation

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