Question

A pair of monomers M₁ and M₂ undergoing radical chain copolymerization were found to have reactivity ratios r₁ = 0.1 and r₂ = 10.0. What is the composition of the initial copolymer that is formed when the monomer feed contains (a) an equimolar amount of M₁ and M₂ and (b) 2 moles of M₁ per mole of M₂? Show how you arrived at your answers.

Answer 1