b) Ethene, CH2 =CH 2 , and propene, CH 2 =CHCH 3 , can both be converted into polymers.(i) What type of polymerisation takes place when ethene forms a polymer?....................................................................................................................................... [1](ii) What is the empirical formula of the polymer formed from ethene?....................................................................................................................................... [1](iii) Propene has the structural formula CH2 =CHCH 3 .Draw two repeat units of the polymer made from propene.[2](c) Ethene will react with steam to form ethanol.Propene will react with steam to form two isomers, both of which are alcohols.Suggest the structures of these alcohols.PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com
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b) Ethene, CH2 =CH 2 , and propene, CH 2 =CHCH 3 , can both be converted into polymers.(i) What type of polymerisation takes place when ethene forms a polymer?....................................................................................................................................... 1 What is the empirical formula of the polymer formed from ethene?....................................................................................................................................... 1 Propene has the structural formula CH2 =CHCH 3 .Draw two repeat units of the polymer made from propene.2 Ethene will react with steam to form ethanol.Propene will react with steam to form two isomers, both of which are alcohols.Suggest the structures of these alcohols.PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com
Solution
(i) The type of polymerization that takes place when ethene forms a polymer is addition polymerization.
(ii) The empirical formula of the polymer formed from ethene is (C2H4)n, where n represents the number of repeating units in the polymer.
(iii) The polymer made from propene would have the following repeat units:
H H H | | | -C - C - C - | | | H H H
(c) When propene reacts with steam, it forms two isomers, both of which are alcohols. The structures of these alcohols are:
1-Propanol: H H OH | | | -C - C - C - | | | H H H
2-Propanol: H OH H | | | -C - C - C - | | | H H H
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