Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering
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Chapter 10.14, Problem 94AAP
(a) What causes a polyethylene molecular chain to have a zigzag configuration? (b) What type of chemical bonding is there between the polymer chains in polyethylene? (c) How do side branches on polyethylene main chains affect the packing of the molecular chains in a solid polymer? (d) How does branching of the polymer chains affect the tensile strength of solid bulk polyethylene?
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