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Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305079250

Author:Mark S. Cracolice, Ed Peters

Publisher:Mark S. Cracolice, Ed Peters

Chapter22: Biochemistry

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Problem 63E

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The degree of polymerization of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) is 7500 (mers/mol). If all polymer chains have equal length, state the molecular weight of the polymer and the total number of chains in 1000 g of the polymer
(a) 50 000 g/mol; 0.03·1020 chains
(b) 100 000 g/mol; 1.03·1020 chains
(c) 750 000 g/mol; 8.03·1020 chains

Definition Definition Chemical process in which one or more monomers combine to produce a very large chain-like molecule called a polymer. The functional groups present on the monomers and their steric effects are responsible for polymerization through a sequence of reactions that vary in complexity. There exists a stable covalent chemical bond between monomers that sets apart polymerization from other processes.

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