Give a single benefit for each polymerisation from carrying them out under a nitrogen atmosphere? (d) Of the two polymers produced (A and B) one had Mn = 12,000 and a polydispersity of 1.1 and one a Mn = 11, 200 and a polydispersity of 1.7. Identify which set of molecular weight parameters corresponds to which polystyrene sample.

Give a single benefit for each polymerisation from carrying them out under a nitrogen atmosphere? (d) Of the two polymers produced (A and B) one had Mn = 12,000 and a polydispersity of 1.1 and one a Mn = 11, 200 and a polydispersity of 1.7. Identify which set of molecular weight parameters corresponds to which polystyrene sample.

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Chapter29: Organic Polymer Chemistry

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