You are cautioned not to overheat or drop a bottle of the initiator used in this

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You are cautioned not to overheat or drop a bottle of the initiator used in this experiment. Why is there this precaution? Polyethylene is a common polymer used in sandwich bags, grocery bags, and plastic squeeze bottles. Using the monomer ethylene, CH_2 = CH_2, write equations for (a) initiation, (b) propagation, and (c) termination, to show the chain growth polymerization process to from polyethylene. In the above polymer, identify the repeating unit. In the formation of nylon, NaOH was added to the solution. Why add the base? Is there any additional advantage to adding the base to the aqueous phase in the experiment? In nylon 6-6, to what do these number refer?

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1) Thermal decomposition of the initiator takes place if we overheat it. Therefore it is suggested not to overheat initiator.

5) Nylon 6, 6 containing two monomers (Hexamethylene diamine & Adipic acid) containing 6 carbon atoms each, Hence it named as Nylon 6,6.

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