Consider a chain of paper clips as an analogy for a linear polymer molecule. Eac

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Consider a chain of paper clips as an analogy for a linear polymer molecule. Each paper clip is one mer. Which quantity is the best analogue for the weight (mass) of the entire chain of paper clips? degree of polymerization molecular weight of the monomer molecular weight of the polymer No answer text provided. As the length of polymer molecules increases... the degree of polymerization increases the degree of polymerization decreases. the degree of polymerization remains the same. No answer text provided.

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1. The best analogue for the weight (mass) of the entire chain of paper clips is MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE POLYMER. (The weight of chain of clips is simply addition of weight of individual clips. Since chain is made of individual clips, the chain weight is just sum of weights of individual clips.)

2. The degree of polymerization increases. (The definition of degree of polymerization is the number of monomer units in a polymer)

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