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The document presents calculations for the degree of polymerization (DP) of various polymers based on their molecular weights and repeating unit masses. It includes specific examples such as Nylon 6, Polyethylene terephthalate, and Polyvinylidene Chloride, along with problems related to chain lengths and rates of polymerization for different conditions. Additionally, it discusses the copolymerization of monomers with given reactivity ratios and the resulting copolymer compositions.

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Numerical S

The document presents calculations for the degree of polymerization (DP) of various polymers based on their molecular weights and repeating unit masses. It includes specific examples such as Nylon 6, Polyethylene terephthalate, and Polyvinylidene Chloride, along with problems related to chain lengths and rates of polymerization for different conditions. Additionally, it discusses the copolymerization of monomers with given reactivity ratios and the resulting copolymer compositions.

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Example-1

What is the degree of polymerization (DP) of each of the following polymers with
molecular weight 254,000 g/mol?

Mass of repeating
C6H11O1N1
a unit = 113 g/mol

Dp= 2247.78
Nylon 6

b C10H8O4

Mass of repeating
Polyethylene terephthalate unit = 192 g/mol

Dp=1322.91
Class Work
Q-2: What is the degree of polymerization (DP) of each of the following polymers
with molecular weight 254,000 g/mol?

C2H2Cl2 Mass of repeating


C Dp= 2645.83
unit = 96 g/mol

Polyvinylidene Chloride

C16H14O3
d
Mass of repeating unit = 254 g/mol

Dp=1000
Polycarbonate
Problems
Q. 3 Vinyl acetate polymerized at 50ᵒC, the value of the ratio kp2/kt is 0.0138 l/mol-
s. What is the value of chain length, when monomer concentration is 6.53 mol/l
and rate of polymerization is 2.0*10-4mol/ls?
𝑹 𝒑
𝒗=
Chain Length
𝑹𝒊

𝑹 𝒑=𝑲 𝒑 [ 𝑴 ]
𝑹𝒊
√
𝟐 𝑲𝒕
𝑹𝒑
𝑹𝒊
=𝒗=
𝑲 𝒑𝟐 [ 𝑴 ]𝟐
𝟐 𝑲𝒕 𝑹 𝒑 ( )
Chain length= 1471.1
Problems
Q.4 What are the relative chain lengths of vinyl chloride and styrene, polymerized at
60ᵒC, having the values of ratio kp2/kt as 0.126 l/mol-s and 0.0034 l/mol-s, respectively?
Assume the rate of polymerization and monomer concentration same for both the
cases.
𝒗=
𝟐 𝑲𝒕 (
𝑲 𝒑𝟐 [ 𝑴 ]𝟐
𝑹𝒑 )
Chain length of vinyl
acetate
𝒗 𝑽𝑨=
𝑲 𝒑 𝟐 [ 𝑴 ]𝟐
𝑲 𝒕 𝟐 𝑹𝒑 (=𝟎 .𝟏𝟐𝟔 )
[ 𝑴 ]𝟐
𝟐 𝑹𝒑 ( )
Chain length of 0034
styrene
𝒗 𝑽𝑨
=𝟑𝟕 . 𝟎𝟓
𝒗 𝑺
Problems
Q.5 For styrene polymerized at 70ᵒC, monomer concentration is 7.85mol/l and the
value of the ratio (kp2/kt) is 0.0015 l/mol-s. What is the rate of polymerization
reaction, if the chain length is 300?

𝒗=
𝑲 𝒑𝟐 [ 𝑴 ]𝟐
𝟐 𝑲𝒕 𝑹𝒑 ( )
𝑹𝒑 =
𝑲 𝒑𝟐 [𝑴]𝟐
𝟐 𝑲𝒕 𝒗 ( )
Rp= 1.54*10-4 mol/ls
Problems
Q.6 Calculate the degree of polymerization of an equimolar mixture of adipic acid
and hexamethylene diamine for extent of reaction 0.80 & 0.90

𝟏
𝑫𝒑 =
𝟏−𝒑

For 0.80 Dp= 5

For 0.90 Dp= 10


Problems
Q.7 Calculate the feed ratio of adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine that should be
employed to obtain a polyamide of approximately 15,000 molecular weight at 99.5%
conversion. What is the identity of the end group.

Dp= 15000/226 = 66.37

Feed ratio r= 0.979

The polymerization is carried out with either COOH/NH2 or NH2/ COOH =0.979
Q.1 Consider the following monomer reactivity ratios for the copolymerization of
various pairs of monomers
Case r1 r2
1 0.1 0.2
2 0.1 10
3 0.1 3
4 0 0.3
5 0 0
6 0.8 0.2
7 1 15

What is the composition of the copolymer that would be formed from


equimolar mixture of the two monomers in each case.

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