CMT 608 prepared by Chan C. H.

(UiTM, Shah Alam)

Assignment 3 for CMT 608 (Mac 2014)

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Date of Submission:
Name of evaluator:
Question 1
You have been assigned to select a polymer for a wall plug. Your choices are poly(ethylene
terephthalate) (PET) and poly(propylene) (PP).

a) Sketch the monomer structures for both PET and PP.

(4 marks)
b) Sketch a section of the chain with one repeating unit for PET.
(4 marks)
c) Sketch a section of the chain with four or five repeating units for PP with head-to-tail
polymerization.
(4 marks)
d) Discuss what you would expect in electrical properties for PET as compare to that of PP.
(4 marks)
e) What physical property requirements would be required for a wall plug, and which polymer
(PET or PP) might be the better choice.
(4 marks)

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(Answer the questions on this paper only. Evaluation will only be made on the text
written by pen)
Submit your answer to Faridah by 5.00 pm on 22nd Apr 2014 at WB 619.