b) What is the degree of polymerization in polystyrene where the average molecular weight is 2500g/mol?

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Q8:
Η Η Η Η Η Η
| |
c=c + C=C + C=C
ΟΟΟ
Styrene monomers
Polymerization
Η Η Η Η Η Η
III
C-C-C-C-C-C ΞΗ
|
Polystyrene
a) What is the mer unit in polystyrene?
Η Η
Η Η
II
C-C-C-C-
Ο
Transcribed Image Text:Q8: Η Η Η Η Η Η | | c=c + C=C + C=C ΟΟΟ Styrene monomers Polymerization Η Η Η Η Η Η III C-C-C-C-C-C ΞΗ | Polystyrene a) What is the mer unit in polystyrene? Η Η Η Η II C-C-C-C- Ο
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b) What is the degree of polymerization in polystyrene
where the average molecular weight is 2500g/mol?
c) How could the melting point of polystyrene be increased?
Transcribed Image Text:Q8 continued b) What is the degree of polymerization in polystyrene where the average molecular weight is 2500g/mol? c) How could the melting point of polystyrene be increased?
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