Question

Among cellulose, poly (vinyl chloride), nylon and natural rubber, the polymer in which the intermolecular force of attraction is weakest is

• A. nylon
• B. poly (vinyl chloride)
• C. cellulose
• D. natural rubber

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Cellulose and nylons have H-bonding type of intermolecular attraction while poly (vinyl chloride) is polar. Natural rubber is hydrocarbon and has the weakest intermolecular force of attraction,
i.e. van der Waals' force of attraction.