Describe the importance of functional polymers in the development of artificial organs

 Explain the mechanism of action for pH-responsive and temperature-responsive
polymers

 Discuss the synthesis and mechanism of conduction in conducting polymers.

 Discuss the kinetics of copolymerisation and describe how random and
alternating copolymers are formed.

Compare the mechanisms of chain-growth and step-growth polymerisation as
defined by Carothers and Flory

Explain the concepts of number average and weight average molecular mass.
Include a directive to calculate the dispersity of a polymer sample.

Describe the classification of polymers based on their origin and structure (linear,
branched, cross-linked) using specific examples like polyethylene and bakelite.

What are hydrogels and mention one biomedical application.

Explain the term biodegradation in the context of polymers.

 Define stimuli responsive polymers with one example.

What is the chemical significance of 'tacticity' in polymers?

List two factors that affect the Glass Transition Temperature (??).

Distinguish between graft and block copolymers.

Define the term degree of polymerisation (DM).

Discuss the derivation and significance of the Ilkovic equation in quantitative
polarography. Explain how it relates the diffusion current (??) to the
concentration of the analyte

 Describe the primary modes of mass transport in an electrolytic cell. Explain how
each contributes to the movement of ions toward the electrode surface.

 Provide a theoretical explanation of the relationship between Gibbs energy
change (∆?) and cell potential (?????). Establish the logic for why ∆? serves as a
criterion for spontaneity and equilibrium in electrochemical systems.

Distinguish between an indicator electrode and a reference electrode.

Discuss the role of a salt bridge in an electrochemical cell.

 What is junction potential and how does it arise at the interface of two
electrolytic solutions?