With reference to polymers and industrial materials widely used in daily life, consider the following statements:
1. Kevlar is a synthetic polyamide polymer exhibiting high tensile strength primarily due to extensive inter-chain hydrogen bonding.
2. Bakelite is a thermosetting polymer prepared through the condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde.
3. Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) is classified as a thermosetting plastic because it repeatedly softens upon heating and can be easily remolded.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 onlyCevap
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Cevap
Statements 1 and 2 are correct, while Statement 3 is incorrect.
The option stating '1 and 2 only' is correct because Kevlar gains its extreme tensile strength from hydrogen bonding across parallel aromatic polyamide chains, and Bakelite is a classic thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde resin. Statement 3 is false because Teflon is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer, and thermosetting materials by definition undergo irreversible chemical hardening rather than repeated softening.
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