JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3pl073
A sample of nylon 6,6 has a number-average molar mass of 28000gmol−1. The repeat unit is −[NH−(CHX2)X6−NH−CO−(CHX2)X4−CO]X−, formula CX12HX22NX2OX2 (atomic masses C 12, H 1, N 14, O 16). Neglecting end groups, find the degree of polymerisation, defined as the number of repeat units per chain. Give the answer to the nearest integer.
Numerical answer type, answer in repeat units, tolerance 0.5.
Answer: 124 repeat units
Repeat unit mass = 12×12+22+2×14+2×16=226. Degree of polymerisation = 28000/226 = 123.9, which is 124 to the nearest integer.