Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Polymers (Section 5 - No. 17)
What does the 'n' represent in the formula for a polymer like (CH2-CH2)n?
The number of carbon atoms
The number of monomers in the chain
The type of functional group
The molecular weight of the polymer
Spiegazione
'n' represents the degree of polymerization; how many monomers are linked together.