Elements of Polymer Science & Engineering —
Solutions Manual (3rd Ed., PDF)
polymers - answer-substances of very large molecules composed of very many covalently
bonded compositionally identical repeat units
monomers - answer-small molecular weight reactive compounds of organic (or organo-metallic)
chemistry that are used for polymer synthesis
oligomers - answer-a "smaller" polymer that has not grown up to the critical polymer molecular
weight
repeat units - answer-the smallest possible structural unit enclosed in parentheses that
describes the polymer composition/structure
end groups - answer-structural units that terminate polymer molecules (may be reactive or
non-reactive)
telechelic polymers - answer-linear chain polymers with reactive end-groups
Degree of Polymerization (DP) - answer-number of repeat units in a polymer molecule (hence:
defines its size)
Homopolymers - answer-polymers containing only one single RU; i.e., prepared from only one
monomer
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Solutions Manual (3rd Ed., PDF)
polymers - answer-substances of very large molecules composed of very many covalently
bonded compositionally identical repeat units
monomers - answer-small molecular weight reactive compounds of organic (or organo-metallic)
chemistry that are used for polymer synthesis
oligomers - answer-a "smaller" polymer that has not grown up to the critical polymer molecular
weight
repeat units - answer-the smallest possible structural unit enclosed in parentheses that
describes the polymer composition/structure
end groups - answer-structural units that terminate polymer molecules (may be reactive or
non-reactive)
telechelic polymers - answer-linear chain polymers with reactive end-groups
Degree of Polymerization (DP) - answer-number of repeat units in a polymer molecule (hence:
defines its size)
Homopolymers - answer-polymers containing only one single RU; i.e., prepared from only one
monomer
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