MDCAT Chemistry — Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Chemistry is a core Chemistry topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 7 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (7)
- Adhesives
- Contact Process (H2SO4 Manufacture)
- Dyes
- Fertilizers and Plant Nutrients
- Polymers (Condensation and Addition)
- Saponification (Soap Manufacture)
- Water Treatment
How Industrial Chemistry is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Industrial Chemistry accounts for 44 questions. It appears in 15 of them, about 2.9 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2019, with 6 questions, and the most recent is MDCAT 2025, with 1.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2010 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2009 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 5 |
Industrial Chemistry MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Industrial Chemistry
Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) is a type of:
- A.Homopolymer
- B.Thermosetting polymer
- C.Thermoplastic polymer
- D.Copolymer
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Answer: C. Thermoplastic polymer — PVC is a thermoplastic polymer.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Industrial Chemistry
Which of the following is NOT an Alloy
- A.Steel
- B.Brass
- C.Bronze
- D.Graphite
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Answer: D. Graphite — Graphite is a pure carbon allotrope, not a metal alloy, unlike steel, brass, and bronze.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2022 · Industrial Chemistry
Freon is commonly known as ?
- A.Refrigerant
- B.A solvent
- C.Insecticides
- D.A fire extinguisher
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Answer: A. Refrigerant — Freon is the common trade name for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), widely used as refrigerants.