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CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 20.1.1 Addition Polymerisation Questions

Practise CAIE 9701 addition polymerisation by opening alkene C=C bonds, preserving substituents and drawing poly(ethene) or PVC repeat units.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
AS

Exam points

  • state that many alkene monomers join when C=C opens, with no small molecule eliminated
  • represent poly(ethene) from ethene and PVC from chloroethene with substituents preserved
  • identify addition polymerisation from an all-carbon backbone derived from unsaturated monomers

CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 20.1.1 Addition Polymerisation Questions question 1

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Organic compounds can be distinguished using chemical tests and analytical techniques.

D2 forms polymer Z when heated gently.

Identify the type of polymer that forms from D2.

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