JEE Advanced levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 3 of 3pl015
A sample of 1 mol chains of 100000gmol−1 is mixed with 1 mol of short chains of 1000gmol−1. Compared with the original sample, which are correct?
AMn falls to about half of its original value
BMw changes by less than 2 percent
CThe PDI of the mixture exceeds 1.9
DMw falls to about half of its original value
Answer: A, B, C
For the mixture Mn=(100000+1000)/2=50500 (about half), while Mw=(1000002+10002)/(100000+1000)=99020, a change of 1.0 percent. PDI =1.96. The heavy chains dominate Mw but not Mn.