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10. Polyisoprene (PI) is vulcanized to harden it and make it more

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useful as a rubber. Assuming you have a polyisoprene with average
ID number_____________________ molecular weight of 136,000 g/mol, that each mer has two crosslink
sites, and that each crosslink requires 3 sulfur atoms (m = 3, n = 3),
Answer (G) “I don’t know” and receive 1 point (3 max)! calculate the number of sulfur atoms required to crosslink 10% of the
available sites between 2 PI molecules.
Questions 1-22 (5 points each) A) 2400 C) 1200 E) 68
B) 6800 D) 800 F) 400
1. Which of the following is the correct mer unit for poly-
vinylchloride?

A) F F C) H H E) H H
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-C–C- -C– C- -C - C-
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F F H H H CH3

B) H H D) H H F) H H
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-C - C- -C - C- H-C=C-H 11. Which of the following will not generally increase the strength of a linear
| | | | | | polymer.
H Cl H H H H A) increase n C) increase crystallinity E) lower T below Tg
B) introduce cross-linking D) increase length F) lower Mw

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stress of 1.0 MPa at 25 C. Given the following data on this polymer
one ethylene-propylene pair, what is the molecular weight of this what will be the stress after one hour .

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directly to which of the following basic properties of a linear polymer:
E) 1.84 MPa
F) 0.023 MPa
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A) The existence of a glass transition temperature
B) The low density of polymer chains
C) The “rubbery” and “tough” nature
D) The length of polymer chains 13. You are given a cube of glass fiber reinforced polyester composite (i.e.
E) The low C-H bond strength fiberglass) in which all the fibers are oriented along the z-direction. The
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GPa and Enylon= 10 GPa. What is the modulus, Ec, for this composite
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strength ________ and its permeability to gases ________. A) Ec~1.2 GPa C) Ec~22.0 GPa E) Ec~8.0 GPa
A) increases, increases D) increases, decreases B) Ec~12.1 GPa D) Ec~18.0 GPa F) Ec~40.0 GPa
B) decreases, remains unchanged E) decreases, increases,
C) decreases, remains unchanged F) decreases, decreases 14. The viscoelastic nature of polymers is best demonstrated by the
observation that a spring made of an amorphous PE will ________.
A) become brittle below Tg
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5. Which statement(s) is/are true. Below the glass transition

temperature (Tg) of an amorphous polymer_______; B) become brittle above Tg
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A) crysytalline D) A & B C) exert a constant stress over time

B) the polymer is rubbery and tough E) A & C D) exert a decreasing stress over time
C) the polymer is glassy and brittle F) B & C E) exert an increasing stress over time
F) break suddenly when σ > σy
6. Which polymer would be the best choice for the front bumper on
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a car? 15. The elastic moduli of the matrix phase in fiber reinforced polymer
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0 matrix composite should meet the following criteria:
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A) Em= 1/2 Ef C) Em/Ef=1 E) Ef/Em =1
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7. The crosslinking of natural rubber by sulfur is known as:: 16. A metallic cylinder is placed between the jaws of a vise at 25 C.
A) vulcanization D) isomerization Assume that the vise exerts negligible stress on the cylinder. If the
B) crystallization E) all of the above modulus of the metal is 1 GPa and the linear thermal expansion
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C) sulfurization F) none of the above coefficient, αL, is 3×10 C, what will be the stress exerted by the cylinder
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at 100 C?
8. A PTFE polymer (polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon) has a A) 0.225 MPa C) 1.225 MPa E) 1 GPa
molecular weight of 124,000 g/mol. What is its approximate degree B) 1.250 MPa D) 0.225 GPa F) 0 GPa
of polymerization, n?
A) 2800 C) 2280 E) 1240 17. Which of the following materials should exhibit the highest thermal
B) 5167 D) 4429 F) none conductivity, k?
A) Copper
9. A polymeric cord, 10 inches long, has a constant load of 100 B) Brass
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psi applied at 25 C. If the elastic modulus of the polymer is C) SiO2 (crystalline)
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10,000 psi and the viscosity is 1x10 psi-s @ 25 C, determine D) SiO2 (amorphous)
the change length of the cord after 100 s. E) Polyethylene (amorphous)
A) 0.01 in C) 1.00 in E) 1.10 in F) Polyethylene (crosslinked)
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conducts a current of 1 mA when a potential of 0.35 V is applied is 96 Ω -cm at 300K. Determine the doping concentration of B.
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to its length. What is the resistivity of this metal? You are given µe = 1350 cm /V-sec and µh = 475 cm /Vsec.
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A) 175,000 Ω-cm C) 350 Ω-cm E) 0.70 Ω-cm A) 1.26 × 10 cm D) 5.27 × 10 cm
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B) 2 Ω-cm D) 0.066 Ω-cm F) none B) 4.44 × 10 cm E) 3.29 × 10 cm
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C) 1.60 × 10 cm F) 2.22 × 10 cm
19. The conductivity in a metal is almost always reduced by the
introduction of defects into the lattice. The factor controlling 22. A parallel plate capacitor with a plate separation of 0.1 mm has a
conductivity that is primarily affected by these defects is: 60 Hz capacitance of 150 nF. What will be the capacitance for a similar
A) electron concentration capacitor employing nylon 6,6 as a dielectric material between the
B) electronic charge plates.?
C) electron mobility A) 37.5 nF C) 150 nF E) 600 nF
D) electron velocity B) 540 nF D) 41.7 nF F) 1500 nF
E) electron spin
F) all of the above

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measured to be 6.2 ×10 m at 300 K. The mobility values of
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electrons and holes are 0.35 and 0.14 m /V-s, respectively.
Determine the conductivity of this material.
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A) 2.7 ×10 (Ω-m) D) 2.7 ×10 (Ω-m)
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B) 4.9 ×10 (Ω-m) E) 3.5 ×10 (Ω-m)
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C) 1.4 ×10 (Ω-m) F) 8.7 ×10 (Ω-m)

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