When a peroxide P is heated to 60°C in an inert solvent it decomposes by a first order process and 20% of the peroxide decomposes in 60 min. A bulk monomer is polymerized using this initiator at 60°C, the initial concentration of the letter being 4.0x10-4 mol/L. What fractions of the monomer and the initiator should remain unconverted after 10 min? At 60°C, the system parameters are k/k, = 22.34 L mol- s-, [Ans. Monomer 0.67; Initiator 0.963] %3D f = 0.8.

When a peroxide P is heated to 60°C in an inert solvent it decomposes by a first order process and 20% of the peroxide decomposes in 60 min. A bulk monomer is polymerized using this initiator at 60°C, the initial concentration of the letter being 4.0x10-4 mol/L. What fractions of the monomer and the initiator should remain unconverted after 10 min? At 60°C, the system parameters are k/k, = 22.34 L mol- s-, [Ans. Monomer 0.67; Initiator 0.963] %3D f = 0.8.

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