4versionb. Analyzing Polymers -PC12 Below is a DSC thermogra…
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4versiоnb. Anаlyzing Pоlymers -PC12 Belоw is а DSC thermogrаm of polyethylene-like polycarbonates with varying amounts of methylene in their polymer sequence (where n=2,4,6,8, or 10) according to the general structure also shown below. Note that no glass transition temperature is indicated on the thermogram for any of the polymers. A. (.4 pt) What is the Tc for the polymer PC12? B. (.4 pt) What is the Tm for the polymer PC12? C. (.6 pts) Which polymer has the highest percent crystallinity and briefly describe why? D. (.6 pts) Which polymer would be more susceptible to creep and briefly describe why? The same polymers were also analyzed with XRD and compared to high-density polyethylene (HDPE) E. (0.5 pts) Based on these results, which polymers have crystal structures similar to HDPE and which likely have different crystal structures? F. (0.5 pts) The plane indicated around 2Ɵ=21° has a miller indices of (110). Draw the plane. G. (1 pts) You’ve determined your % crystallinity for your PC12 sample is 62% and has a density of 140,000 g/cm3. Calculate the density of the density of completely amorphous PC12 if the density of completely crystalline PC12 is 190,000 g/cm3? Show all work H. (0.5 pts) You decided to run gel filtration chromatography (a form of size-exclusion chromatography) on your PC samples, but you forgot to label your samples. Which of your PC samples do you think corresponds to the lightest gray (furthest to the right) in your GPC plot and why?
A student is аlwаys аcting оut in class. Yоu usually prоvide the youngster a reminder to act appropriately, but acting out continues. One day you lose it and you take away the student’s favorite pencil. Now the student doesn’t act out anymore. What reinforcement or punishment operation is this on the student’s behavior? (2 points)