Which from following polymers is classified as fibres depending on inter molecular forces?

Which from following polymers is classified as fibres depending on inter molecular forces?
  1. Vulcanized rubber
  2. Buna-S
  3. Terylene
  4. Polystyrene

Solution

Nylon and terylene are used as fibre due to strong intermolecular forces like H -bonding which lead to close packing in a chain and thus impart crystalline nature.

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (14 May Shift 2)

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