Which of the following statement is false for the polymerization mechanisns?AAverage molecular weight increases rapidly in step growth polymerizations.BInitiation of chain growth polymerization is brought a bout by the addition of small quantities of compounds called initiators.The chain growth polymerizations involve three fundamentalsteps: in itiation, propagation, and termination. In Addition, sometimesa fourth stepcalledchain transfer may be involved.In the stepgrowth polymerizations, the end functionalgroups remain active and the polymerization can continue.

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Which of the following statement is false for the polymerization mechanisns?
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Average molecular weight increases rapidly in step growth polymerizations.
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Initiation of chain growth polymerization is brought a bout by the addition of small quantities of compounds called initiators.
The chain growth polymerizations involve three fundamentalsteps: in itiation, propagation, and termination. In Addition, sometimesa fourth stepcalledchain transfer may be involved.
In the stepgrowth polymerizations, the end functionalgroups remain active and the polymerization can continue.

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