What Is the Main Difference Between Condensation Polymers and Addition

question 7

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between condensation polymers and addition polymers?

• A)The condensation polymer has less atoms in it than the sum of the starting monomers because a small molecule is lost during condensation.
• B)The number of atoms incorporated into the addition polymer increases compared to the starting monomers.
• C)The number of atoms incorporated into the condensation polymer increases compared to the starting monomers.
• D)Condensation polymers all lose water molecules when they form.
• E)All of the above are true.

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Standard Deviations

A measure that indicates the amount of variation or dispersion from the average in a set of data.

Geometric Mean

The nth root of the product of n numbers, used especially for sets of positive numbers.

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean.

Variance

A measure of variability that describes the spread of a data set or distribution, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the mean.