Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Chemistry-GK

Cotton, starch, cellulose and rubber are some of the naturally occurring polymers.Starch is a condensation polymer made up of hundreds of glucose monomers, which split out water molecules as they chemically combine. Starch is a member of the basic food group carbohydrates and is found in cereal grains and potatoes. It is also referred to as a polysaccharide, because it is a polymer of the monosaccharide glucose.

Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass and often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, however, an array of variants are made from renewable materials such as polylactic acid from corn or cellulosics from cotton linters.

Polythene is vinyl polymer, made from the monomer ethylene.

Monoethylene glycol (MEG), also known as ethylene glycol (EG) or simply glycol, is a diol mostly used for the production of polyester fibers and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins. Polyethylene terephthalate is used to produce textiles, large soft-drink containers, photographic film, and overhead transparencies. It is marketed under various trademarks including DACRON, Terylene, Fortrel, and Mylar.

Silk is a natural protein fibre, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fibre of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyxmori reared in captivity (sericulture). The shimmering appearance of silk is due to the triangular prism-like structure of the silk fibre, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles, thus producing different colours.

Hg is the chemical symbol of mercury.

Neon is a monoatomic gas among the following.

Rain water is considered the purest form of water. Impurities and salts present in water on earth are left behind during vaporisation by the sun.

Softening is not involved in drinking water supply.

Calcium and magnesium ion cause hardness of water.