5. A hypothetical mixture of 10 monomers (AB) undergoes step-growth polymerization The following table presents a...
5. A hypothetical mixture of 10 monomers (AB) undergoes step-growth polymerization The following table presents a possible picture of how reaction might appear. (Note that A and B represent two different functional groups and ab is the product of their reaction with each other) Time Molecular species present DP AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB 0 |АВ АВ АВ АВ АВ АВ АВ АВ АВ АВ T1 AbaB AbaB AbaB AB AB AB AB 12 AbabaB AbababaB Abab AB 13 AbabaB AbababaB AbabaB T4 AbabaB AbabababababaB 0.3 1.4 T5 AbababababababababaB Note: p, extent of reaction, DP Numb-verage degree of polymerization) a) Please complete the above table.(5 pt) b) Please describe what is the relationship qualitatively and quantitatively between p and DP.? (3 pt) polymerization of the resultant polymer? (3 pt condensation polymerization? (6 pt) c) If the extent of reaction is 0.99999, what would be the mumber-average degree of d) Explain why it is difficult to synthesize polymers with high molecular weight using