(a)
Interpretation: The two repeating monomer units of the given two
Concept introduction: Styrene and maleic anhydride both are organic compounds. Styrene is a monomer of polystyrene whereas maleic anhydride is made by the oxidation of benzene. The copolymer that is resulted by mixing of styrene and maleic anhydride is shown below,
Figure 1
To determine: The structure of two repeating monomer units of the given two polymers
(b)
To determine: The difference in the physical properties in the structure of copolymer from that of polystyrene.
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