Some polymers form more crystalline solids than others. It will be useful for us to relate the tendency to crystallize to the chemical composition and structural details of particular polymers. Six f...Some polymers form more crystalline solids than others. It will be useful for us to relate the tendency to crystallize to the chemical composition and structural details of particular polymers. Six factors favor a polymer with a high percent crystallinity: a regular and symmetrical linear chain, a low degree of polymerization, strong intermolecular forces, small and regular pendant groups, a slow rate of cooling, and oriented molecules.
Some polymers form more crystalline solids than others. It will be useful for us to relate the tendency to crystallize to the chemical composition and structural details of particular polymers. Six f...Some polymers form more crystalline solids than others. It will be useful for us to relate the tendency to crystallize to the chemical composition and structural details of particular polymers. Six factors favor a polymer with a high percent crystallinity: a regular and symmetrical linear chain, a low degree of polymerization, strong intermolecular forces, small and regular pendant groups, a slow rate of cooling, and oriented molecules.