CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 11.8.2 Formation of Poly Ethene As an Questions
Work through real CAIE IGCSE Chemistry questions to identify ethene polymerisation, repeating structures and polymer products.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Chemistry 0620
Exam points
- describe addition polymerisation of ethene monomers to form poly(ethene)
- identify addition polymerisation as the polymerisation type for ethene and other alkene monomers
- draw or complete the repeating poly(ethene) structure with carbon single bonds and continuation bonds
- identify ethene as the monomer, poly(ethene) as the product and relate monomer mass to maximum polymer mass
CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 11.8.2 Formation of Poly Ethene As an Questions question 1
The flow diagram shows how poly(ethene) may be made from petroleum.
What are stages 1,2 and 3 ?
1
2
3
cracking
polymerisation
fractional distillation
cracking
fractional distillation
polymerisation
fractional distillation
cracking
polymerisation
fractional distillation
polymerisation
cracking
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