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Problems on polymers

Q.1.There is a polymer consisting of nine polymer chains as below. Calculate


number average molecular weight of polymer.

Ni Mi

1 100

2 200

3 400

2 500

1 600

Q.2.A polymer sample has molecules having molecular weights of 1*105, 2 *


105 & 3 * 105. Calculate No. and Wt. average mol. wts of polymer.

Q.3.A polymer has following composition: 100 molecules of molar mass 1000,
200 molecules of molar mass 2000 and 500 molecules of molar mass 5000.
Calculate number, weight average molecular weights and polydispersity index
of polymer.

Q.4.A sample of polymer contains 10, 20, 30 and 40 percent molecules of


polymer with molecular weights 10,000; 12,000; 14,000 and 16,000
respectively. Calculate number and weight average molecular weights with
polydispersity index of polymer.

Q.5.In a polymer sample, 20% molecules of molecular weight 20,000; 30%


molecules of molecular weight 40,000 and remaining of molecular weight
60,000. Calculate Mn, Mw & PDI.

Answers,

Q.l .No Ave.MW,

Mn = NlMl + N2M2 + N3M3 + N4M4 + N5M5/Nl+N2+N3+N4+N5

Mn= l*l00 + 2*200 + 3*400 + 2*500 + l*600/ l+2+3+2+l


Mn = 100 + 400 + 1200 + 1000 + 600/ 9 = 3300/9 = 366.66

Wt Ave.MW,

Mw= NlMl2+N2M22+N3M23+N 4 M2 4 +N5M25/ NlMl+N2M2+N3M3+N 4 M 4 + N5M5

Mw=1*l002+2*2002+ 3*4002+ 2*5002+


1*6002/1*l00+2*200+3*400+2*500+1*600

Mw = 10000+80000+480000+500000+360000/3300 = 433.33

Q.2. Mn= N1M1 + N2M2 + N3M3/ N1+N2+N3

Mn= 1*1*105+1* 2 * 105 + 1* 3 * 105/1+1+1 = 2*l05

Mw= NlMl2+N2M22+N3M23/ NlMl+N2M2+N3M3

Mw= 1*(1*105)2+1*( 2 * 105 )2+ 1* (3 * 105)2/1*1*105+1* 2 * 105 + 1* 3 * 105

Mw=1*10l0+ 4 * 10l0 + 9 * 10l0/6*105= 2.33*105

PDI = MW/Mn = 2.33*l05/ 2*l05

= l.l667

Q.3. 100 molecules of molar mass 1000, 200 molecules of molar mass 2000
and 500 molecules of molar mass 5000.

Mn= N1M1 + N2M2 + N3M3/ N1+N2+N3

Mn= l00*l000 + 200*2000+500*5000/l00+200+500=

= l00000+400000+2500000/800= 3750

Mw= NlMl2+N2M22+N3M23/ NlMl+N2M2+N3M3

Mw= 100*(1000)2+200*(2000)2+500* (5000)2/ l00*l000+ 200*2000+500*5000

Mw= l3400000000/3000000 = 4466.667 = l.l9ll

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