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Unit 14 Materials of the modern world

Chapter 42 Test Plastics

Total marks: 30 marks

Score
Time allowed: 15 minutes
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Answer ALL questions.

Part A True or false (Total 6 marks; 1 mark each) Part total:

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1. All plastics are lighter and stronger than metals. F

2. In the chemical reaction making polythene, ethane is called the monomer while
polythene is called the polymer.
T

3. One advantage of using plastic is that plastic can be dyed easily. F

4. PVC can be used for making the coating of electric wires. T

5. No plastic is transparent. F

6. Most plastics can be decomposed after they are disposed of in the sea. F

Part B Multiple-choice (Total 6 marks; 1 mark each) Part total:

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1. Which of the following are the common properties of plastic?
(1) Relatively low density
B
(2) High stability
(3) Good insulators of heat
A. (1) and (2) only

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B. (1) and (3) only

C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

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2. To protect the environment, we should replace the use of plastic with the use of other
materials. However, there are still some items which are best made by plastic. Which
of the following items is most likely one of those?
A. Cooking pan
B. Electric wire coating
C. Bicycle
D. Table
D

3. Which of the following materials is a plastic?

A. Brass
B. Solder
C. Nylon
D. Titanium
C

4. Which of the following types of plastic are disposable food boxes made of?
A. Perspex
B. Polythene
C. Polystyrene
D. PVC
C

5. Which of the following statements about epoxy resin adhesive are correct?
(1) It can stick a wide range of surfaces together.
(2) The adhesive should be used in a short time once the epoxy resin and the hardener
are mixed.
(3) The strength of the adhesive can be adjusted by heating the adhesive to different
temperatures.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
C

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6. The steps of recycling of plastic are listed below.

(1) Crushing the plastic waste into granules
(2) Rinsing the plastic waste to remove impurities
(3) Melting the granules and moulding into plastic products
(4) Sorting plastic waste by types
Which of the following arranges the steps in the correct order?
A. (4)(2)(1)(3)
B. (2)(4)(1)(3)
C. (3)(2)(4)(1)
D. (2)(3)(4)(1)
A

Part C Questions (Total 18 marks) Part total:

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1. The plastic polythene is manufactured from a crude oil fraction X. The process is summarised
in the flow chart below.

Small
hydrocarbons Other products

Crude oil fraction X

Ethene Polythene

Process (i)
Process (ii)

(a) What is the name of the crude oil fraction X? (1 mark)

Naphtha

(b) Name the process (i) as shown in the flow chart. State the TWO necessary conditions for
process (i). (3 marks)
First heat to very high temperature in the absence of air.the hydrocarbon in naphtha are
broken down to form smaller hydrocarbon molecule with fewer carbon atoms.

(c) Name the process (ii) as shown in the flow chart. (1 mark)
Polymerisation

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(d) Write down TWO uses of polythene. (2 marks)

Shopping bags and food warp

2. Plastics are common substitutes for natural materials. In each of the following cases, suggest
ONE advantage of using plastic over the other material to make the item. (4 marks)
(a) Plastic bottle vs. glass bottle
Plastic bottle is stronger and tough,glass bottle easy to breaks but the plastic bottle will
not breaks

(b) Plastic food box vs. metal food box

Plastic food box is good insulators of heat.Metal food box is good conductors of heat

(c) Plastic-made water bucket vs. metal-made water bucket

Plastic made water bucket had relatively low densities ,meatal made water bucket had
relatively high densities

(d) Plastic toy vs. wooden toy

Plastic toy is resistant to corrosion by acid or alkalis .wooden toy will easy corrosion by
acid and alkalis

3. The disposal of plastic causes many environmental problems.

(a) Plastic should not be burnt in incinerators. Briefly explain this. (1 mark)
Because a plastic had harmful substances inside the product,when burn the plastic,will
produce poisonous and carcinogenic substances when they burn

(b) Burying plastic waste in landfills causes long-term effects to the land as plastic cannot be
decomposed by micro-organisms.

(i) State the meaning of ‘decompose’. Briefly explain why it is important for the waste
in the landfills to get decomposed. (2 marks)
Broken down,plastics can not decompose by micro-organisms in the soil,they

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accumulate in landfills for many years.

(ii) Scientists have invented TWO types of plastic which are degradable. What are they?
Under what conditions can they be decomposed respectively? (4 marks)
Biodegradable plastics and photodegradable plastic.Biodegradable can be broken
down by micro-organisms,forming carbon dioxide and water.photodegradable plastic
can broken down by sunlight

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