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Which statements about the degree of polymerisation are correct? (C = 12, H = 1, N = 14, O = 16)

  1. AFor an addition polymer made of monomer M, (ignoring end groups)
  2. BThe repeat unit of nylon 6,6, , has a mass of 226, equal to the monomers' total mass minus that of two
  3. CA polythene sample with has
  4. DAll chains in a sample of synthetic polythene have the same degree of polymerisation

Answer: A, B, C

Hexamethylenediamine (116) + adipic acid (146) = 226. For (28), . Synthetic samples are polydisperse, so chain lengths differ and DP is an average.
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