What is Polyvinyl Chloride?
Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC is a tough chemically resistant synthetic resin made up of polymerizing vinyl chloride.
It is used for a wide variety of products including pipes, flooring, sheeting, hoses, cable coatings, medical devices, and plumbing and automotive parts. It is used to make material for upholstery, housewares, shower curtains, raincoats, toys, school supplies, food packaging, and shoes.
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- Which of the following is not a thermoplastic polymer?A. polyesterB. melamineC. nylonD. polyvinyl chloride
- Choose the thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics from the following: Melamine, Polythene, Bakelite, Polyvinyl chloride
- The non-stick coating on frying pans is that of a plastic called:A. polyvinyl chloride B. melamine C. bakelite D. Teflon
- What is the chemical formula of sodium chloride?
- What is the dot structure of aluminium chloride?
- Is sodium chloride acidic or basic?
- Name one property which is shown by ammonium chloride but not by sodium chloride.
- PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is a thermoplastic and is used for making toys, chappals, etc. Bakelite is a thermosetting plastic and is used for making electrical switches, handles of various utensils, etc. Can you write the major difference between these two types of plastics?
- Mercuric Chloride
- Barium Chloride
- What is the chemical formula of the following:-1. Magnesium chloride.2. Calcium oxide.3. Copper nitrate.4. Aluminium chloride.5. Calcium carbonate.
- Why is sodium chloride required in our body?
- Answer the following:(i) How chloride of lime chemically differs from calcium chloride?(ii) What happens when chloride of lime reacts with sulphuric acid? Write chemical equation.(iii) Write two uses of chloride of lime.
- Which of the following compounds are ionic and which are covalent?Urea, Cane sugar, Hydrogen chloride, Sodium chloride, Ammonium chloride, Carbon tetrachloride, Ammonia, alcohol, Magnesium chloride.
- Name the process you would use to separate ammonium chloride from a mixture of sodium chloride and ammonium chloride.
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