(a) Write one example each of
(i) Cross-linked polymer
(ii) Natural polymer
(b) Arrange the following in the increasing order of their intermolecular forces:
Terylene, Buna-N, Polystyrene
(c) Define biodegradable polymers with an example.
(a) :(i) Bakelite
(ii) starch
(b): starch
(b) Buna-N < Polystrene <Terylene
(c) Biodegradable polymers- Natural or synthetic polymer which can be degraded to small molecules by bacterialdecomposition process e.g Nylon-2,Nylon-6, PGA(Polyglycolic acid )