Synthetic polymers are produced via two primary reaction schemes: addition (or chain-growth) polymerization or condensation (or step-growth) polymerization. Both reaction schemes can yield polymers with high molecular weights. As the polymerization reactions proceed, describe how you might expect the increase in dp as a function of reaction time (t) might be different for polymers produced via addition vs. condensation polymerization.

Synthetic polymers are produced via two primary reaction schemes: addition (or chain-growth) polymerization or condensation (or step-growth) polymerization. Both reaction schemes can yield polymers with high molecular weights. As the polymerization reactions proceed, describe how you might expect the increase in dp as a function of reaction time (t) might be different for polymers produced via addition vs. condensation polymerization.

Chemistry: Principles and Practice

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Chapter13: Chemical Kinetics

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Problem 13.67QE

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