Homework 1: Advanced polymer physic

Profs: Lee Jun Young

Student: Luu xuan Dinh
1. Chemical reactions
CH2=CH-COOH

(-CH2-CH-)n
COOH

Polyvinyl acetate, addition polymer

CH2

CH2

CH2

(-CH2-CH2-CH2-O-)n

H2N-(CH2)5-NH2

ClO-(CH2)5-COCl

(-HN-(CH2)5-NH-O-(CH2)5-CO-)n

Non mane: Nylon 66, condensation polymer

HO-(CH2)5-COOH
(-O-(CH2)5-CO-)n
Condensation polymer

H3C

NCO + HO-CH2CH2-OH

CH3

HN-C(O)-OCH2CH2-O

-C(O)-NH

NCO

Condensation polymer
CH2=CH-F

(-CH2-CH-)n

F
Vinyl flour, addition polymer
2. Polystyren
Fraction
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
M = 103 g

Weight fraction
(wi)
0.01
0.19
0.24
0.18
0.2
0.08
0.06
0.04

Molecular
weight Mi
12.103
21.103
35.103
49.103
73.103
102.103
122.103
146.103

Number of
molecules Ni
8.3.10-4
90.5.10-4
68.6.10-4
.36.7.10-4
27.4.10-4
7.8.10-4
4.9.10-4
2.7.10-4

Number of
fraction ni
0.03
0.37
0.28
0.15
0.11
0.03
0.02
0.01

Ni =

wi M
Mi

M i = wi M i = 57250g / mol
i

M n = ni M i = 40270g / mol
i

Number fraction
0.4
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Mi 10-3

3. Osmotic pressure
(1) fill out the osmotic pressure
Concentration, c (g/l)
2.00
4.00
6.00
2.585
5.965
9.660
Osmotic pressure (cm, xylene)
-2
2030.972
4684.744
7586.694
Osmotic pressure (g/cm.sec )
2
-2
1.015
1.171
1.264
/c (cm /sec
(2) Draw the graph showing relationship between concentration and /c
180

120

y = 5.76x + 91.65

60

0
0

Fig 1: the influence of /c on concentration

(3) Calculate the number average molecular weight
RT
= 91.65
Application the formula:
Mn
And R = 8.315J/mol.K, T = 273 + 90 = 363K
8.315 * 363
Mn =
= 33,000 g / mol
91.65
4. GPC of PMMA

10

8.00
13.9535
10944.159
1.368

We have some formula

- number average MW
i N i M i
Mn =
= ni M i
i
Ni
i

Where Ni : The number of molecules of MW

ni : the numerical fraction of those molecules
- weight (mass) average MW

N M
=
N M

Mw

W M
i

Wi

= wi M i
i

Where Wi : the mass of the molecular of MW, Mi

wi : the mass fraction of those molecules
Retention
Volume (ml
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165

Recorder chart divisions

above base line
0.5
6.0
25.7
44.5
42.0
25.6
8.9
2.2

Mole
fraction
0.003
0.039
0.165
0.286
0.270
0.165
0.057
0.014

Weight
fraction
0.226
0.116
0.596
0.031
0.016
0.008
0.004
0.002

Molecular weight
(g/mol)
97051
49888.44
255585.86
13152.25
6745.28
3467.368
1778.28
913.06

Diagram of influence of log MW on the retention volume

log MW
6.000
5.000
4.000
3.000
2.000

y = -0.0579x + 12.514

1.000
0.000
130

135

140

145

150

155

160

165

170

retention volume

Fig 2: the effect of log MW on retention volume

The molecular weight was calculated from the fig 2
The weight average molecular of PMMA is calculated following the equation

M w = wi M i = 22593 .83 g / mol

i