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CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 1(c)(i)

Explain what is meant by a 'polymer'.

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  1. 1(a)(i)State the reagents and/or conditions required for reaction I (converting A to D).[2 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)State the reagents and/or conditions required for reaction II (converting A to E).[2 marks]
  3. 1(b)(i)Draw the structural formula of compound B.[1 mark]
  4. 1(b)(ii)Draw the structural formula of compound C.[1 mark]
  5. 1(c)(ii)Identify the type of polymerisation compound A would most likely undergo.[1 mark]
  6. 1(c)(iii)Name one industrial polymer that results from the polymerisation process identified in (c)(ii).[1 mark]
  7. 1(c)(iv)Draw the repeat unit for the polymer formed from compound A.[1 mark]
  8. 1(c)(v)State whether compounds such as those in D can undergo addition polymerisation and justify your answer.[2 marks]
  9. 1(d)Write the general chemical structure of an amino acid.[1 mark]
  10. 1(e)State one similarity and one difference between the structures of nylon 6,6 and proteins.[2 marks]

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