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                 33.   For stepwise kinetics what happens to chain length as time increases?
                 34.   Why do PUs and epoxy resins have good adhesive properties?
                 35.   Why are furan resins relatively inexpensive?
                 36.   To product cross-linked polyesters what is normally present?
                 37.   Could you produce a soluble novolac resin from resorcinol?
                 38.   Can you explain why there are so many terms used, such as novolac, resole, and so on, in phe-
                     nolic resin technology?
                 39.   Why isn’t Bakelite used for dinnerware?
                 40.   Which of the following could be a nonpetrochemical plastic: (a) Bakelite, (b) urea plastics, or
                     (c) melamine plastics?
                 41.   Which would produce the better fiber: the reaction product of phthalic acid and (a) 1,4-butane-

                     diol, or (b) 2-hydroxylbutanol?
                 42.   What are some properties of microfi bers?
                 43.   What are the main uses for PU?
                 44.   What are the advantages of open-celled foams and how do they differ from closed-cell foams?
                 45.   What is the most important property that LCs have?
                 46.   Name three uses of LCs.
                 47.   Why is PEG widely used in drug delivery?
                 48.   What are aramides?
                 49.   What are the general properties of aramids?


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