Multiple choice

Which polymer has the highest glass transition temperature?

  1. Polymethyl methacrylate

  2. Polyvinyl alcohol

  3. Polyvinyl chloride

  4. Polyethylene terephthalate

  5. Poly carbonate

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Explanation

The glass transition temperature is the reversible transition in amorphous materials or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber-like state. The glass transition temperature of polymethyl methacrylate is 105 oC. The glass transition temperature of polyvinyl alcohol is 85 oC. The glass transition temperature of polyvinyl chloride is 80 oC. The glass transition temperature of polyethylene terephthalate is 70 oC. The glass transition temperature of poly carbonate is 145 oC. Hence, poly carbonate has the highest Tg.