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O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/21 · May/June 2016 · Q15 Marks

Choose from the following polymers to answer the questions. [Diagrams of Terylene, PTFE, nylon, starch, poly(propene), PVC, protein, polyester, poly(ethene)] Each polymer can be used once, more than once or not at all. Which is a polymer that

  1. (a)is made from propene,[1]
  2. (b)will form hydrogen chloride when combusted,[1]
  3. (c)can be hydrolysed to form amino acids,[1]
  4. (d)can be hydrolysed to make simple sugars,[1]
  5. (e)contains the same linkage as that present in a fat?[1]

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Mark scheme

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  1. [1] Poly(propene) (1)
  2. [1] PVC (1)
  3. [1] Protein (1)
  4. [1] Starch (1)
  5. [1] Terylene/polyester (1)

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Topic
Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Structured question, 5 marks.
Source
O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2016 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 1.

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