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CEB4423 POLYMER PROCESS ENGINEERING 2. Identify the repeating unit and suggest the monomer for the following polymers.

Tutorial 1
O O A
a. A O O
1. Draw the resulting polymer and name the polymer

a. H2C CH2 ethylene

CH3
H2C iso butylene
CH3
b.

H2C acrylonitrile
c. N

b.
CH3
H2C methyl methacrylate
O 3. We have a polyethylene sample containing 4000 chains with molecular weights between 0
O and 5000 g/mol, 8000 chains with molecular weights between 5000 and 10,000 g/mol, 7000
CH3 chains with molecular weights between 10,000 and 15,000 g/mol, and 2000 chains with
d.
molecular weights between 15,000 and 20,000 g/mol. Determine both the number and
weight average molecular weights.
CH3
4. Calculate the degree of polymerization if 6,6-nylon has a molecular weight of 120,000 g/mol.
CH2 isoprene
H2C
e. 5. What is the number and weight (Mn and Mw) average molecular weight of a polymer
sample in which the polymer molecules can be divided into 5 groups with the following
molecular weights (in g/mole):

H2C
Group 1 50,000

styrene Group 2 100,000

Group 4 500,000

Group 5 700,000
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6. How much sulfur must be added to 100g of butadiene rubber to crosslink 3% of the mers.
Assume all sulfur is used to crosslink the mer and that only one sulfur atom is involved in
a)
each crosslinking bond. 1.
polyethylene
i. ---[CH2-CH=CH-CH2-]
7. Determine the mole fraction of polyvinyl chloride and polyvinyl acetate in a copolymer it it
f- § § #
having a molecular weight of 9000g/mol and a degree of polymerization of 125
Hac -_ CH - → -

8. A blend of polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride contains 10 mol % polyvinyl chloride. What is , ,
the weight percentage polyvinyl chloride?

b)
polyiso butylene

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c)
polyacrylonitre

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d) poly (methyl methacrylate )

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