Question

Unscramble the jumbled words given below, related to synthetic materials. (a) anory (b) lopmery (c) relyteen (d) laspict (e) yespolter (f) felton

Answer 1

a) anory: Rayon:

• A fiber was obtained by chemical treatment of wood pulp. This fiber was called rayon or artificial silk.

b) lopmery: Polymer:

• The word ‘polymer’ comes from two Greek words; ”poly" meaning many and “mer” meaning part or unit. So, a polymer is made of many repeating units.

c) relyteen: Terylene:

• Terylene is made by polymerizing ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.

d) laspict: Plastic:

• Plastic is also a polymer like synthetic fiber. All plastics do not have the same type of arrangement of units.

e) yespolter: Polyester:

• Polyester is another synthetic fiber. Fabric made from this fiber does not get wrinkled easily.

f) felton: Teflon:

• Teflon is made up of a chemical compound i.e. polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) which is a synthetic fluoropolymer.