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For each of the following pairs of polymers, do the following: (1) state whether it is pos...

For each of the following pairs of polymers, do the following: (1) state whether it is possible to decide whether one polymer has a higher tensile modulus than the other; (2) if this is possible, note which has the higher tensile modulus and cite the reason(s) for your choice; and (3) if it is not possible to decide, state why.

(a) Random acrylonitrile–butadiene copolymer with 10% of possible sites crosslinked; alternating acrylonitrile–butadiene copolymer with 5% of possible sites crosslinked


(b) Branched and syndiotactic polypropylene with a degree of polymerization of 5000; linear and isotactic polypropylene with a degree of polymerization of 3000


(c) Branched polyethylene with a number-average molecular weight of 250,000 g/mol; linear and isotactic poly(vinyl chloride) with a number-average molecular weight of 200,000 g/mol

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