JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3pl031
A sample of poly(vinyl chloride), repeat unit −[CHX2−CHCl]X− (C = 12, H = 1, Cl = 35.5), consists of 120 chains of molar mass 15000gmol−1, 200 chains of 35000gmol−1 and 80 chains of 88000gmol−1. Use Mn=∑NiMi/∑Ni and ignore end groups. Calculate the number-average degree of polymerisation, to the nearest integer.
Numerical answer type, tolerance 0.5.
Answer: 634
Repeat unit mass =24+3+35.5=62.5. Mn=(120×15000+200×35000+80×88000)/400=39600gmol−1. DPn=39600/62.5=633.60, i.e. 634.