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Chapter 26q: Chapter Quiz

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    Polymers Quiz

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Write out the initiation, propagation, and termination mechanisms for forming a dimer in the following reaction.

    26 quiz 1.png

     

    Answer

    Initiation step:

    26 quiz 1 answera.png

    Propagation steps:

    26 quiz 1 answerb.png

    Termination step (one potential termination, it could also occur between two polymer pieces):

    26 quiz 1 answerc.png

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    Draw both possible trimers that could form in the following reaction.

    26 quiz 2.png

    Answer

    26 quiz 2 answer.png

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    Draw both possible trimers that could form in the following reaction.

    26 quiz 3.png

    Answer

    26 quiz 3 answer.png

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    • Layne Morsch (University of Illinois Springfield)

    This page titled Chapter 26q: Chapter Quiz is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Layne Morsch.

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