The diagram shows a section of an addition polymer. The polymer is made using two different monomers. What are the names of the two monomers needed to make this polymer?

A.
1,2-dichloropropene and 2-chlorobut-2-ene
B.
2,3-dichlorobut-2-ene and chloropropene
C.
1,2-dichloropropene and chloroethene
D.
chloropropene and 2-chlorobut-2-ene
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Exam No:9701_w24_qp_11 Year:2024 Question No:39

Answer:

A

Knowledge points:

14.2.1.1 elimination of HX from a halogenoalkane by ethanolic NaOH and heat
14.2.1.2 dehydration of an alcohol, by using a heated catalyst
14.2.1.3 cracking of a longer chain alkane
14.2.2.1.1 hydrogen in a hydrogenation reaction, and Pt/Ni catalyst and heat
14.2.2.1.2 steam, catalyst
14.2.2.1.3 a hydrogen halide, HX(g) at room temperature
14.2.2.1.4 a halogen,
14.2.2.2 the oxidation by cold dilute acidified to form the diol
14.2.2.3 the oxidation by hot concentrated acidified leading to the rupture of the carbon–carbon double bond and the identities of the subsequent products to determine the position of alkene linkages in larger molecules
14.2.2.4 addition polymerisation exemplified by the reactions of ethene and propene
14.2.3 describe the use of aqueous bromine to show the presence of a C=C bond
14.2.4 describe the mechanism of electrophilic addition in alkenes, using bromine / ethene and hydrogen bromide / propene as examples
14.2.5 describe and explain the inductive effects of alkyl groups on the stability of primary, secondary and tertiary cations formed during electrophilic addition (this should be used to explain Markovnikov addition)
20.1.1 describe addition polymerisation as exemplified by poly(ethene) and poly(chloroethene), PVC
20.1.2 deduce the repeat unit of an addition polymer obtained from a given monomer
20.1.3 identify the monomer(s) present in a given section of an addition polymer molecule
20.1.4 recognise the difficulty of the disposal of poly(alkene)s, i.e. non-biodegradability and harmful combustion products

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