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Question 124
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Stress versus elongation profiles for different polymeric materials are shown in the figure. Chose the combination that best describes these profiles.

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Among the options given, which method(s) is/are used for the synthesis of atactic polystyrene?
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A nylon sample of 0.03 m² cross-sectional area is subjected to a creep load of 10 kN. The load is removed after a duration of 6 s. Young’s modulus and the viscosity for nylon are 1 GPa and 300 Giga Poise. The compliance of the specimen is ________×10⁻⁹ m²/N. (Answer in integer)
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Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was quenched from the melt in one case and in the other case, it was slowly cooled from the melt at 10 °C/min. The percentage crystallinity of the slowly cooled PVDF is 60%. The heat of fusion for the quenched PVDF is 0.5ΔH_m (ΔH_m is the heat of fusion for the slowly cooled PVDF), and the heat of fusion for 100% crystalline PVDF is 100 J/g. The percentage crystallinity of the quenched PVDF is ______ %. (Answer in integer)
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A polymeric material of density 0.9 g/cc and melt volume of 10 cc in an extruder has a residence time of 100 s. The output of the extruder is _____ kg/h. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
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A polymer weighing 0.2 g is dissolved in 100 ml of benzene and has a relative viscosity of 1.5. The polymer obeys Mark-Houwink equation with constants a = 0.5 and K = 0.001. The molecular weight of the polymer is _____ ×10¹⁰ g/mol. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
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A continuous and aligned glass-fiber reinforced composite consists of 40 vol% of glass-fiber having a modulus of elasticity of 69 GPa and 60 vol% of a polyester resin, which when hardened, displays a modulus of 3.4 GPa. The modulus of elasticity of this composite in the longitudinal direction is__________GPa. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
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The molar mass distribution of a polymer is
Number of molecules | Molar mass (g/mol) |
|---|---|
100 | 750 |
50 | 500 |
The resulting weight average molecular weight of the polymer is ______ g/mol. (Answer in integer)
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Choose the correct group of fat soluble vitamins
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The synthesis of thyroxine T4 in human body requires
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