Q92 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2015
Paper: CSIR NET June 2015 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Polymer Chemistry · Topic: Viscometry Characterisation · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The intrinsic viscosity depends on the molar mass as $[\eta]=\mathrm{KM}_{\mathrm{a}}$. The empirical constants K and a are dependent on
(a)solvent only
(b)polymer only
(c)polymer-solvent pair
(d)polymer-polymer interaction
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Mark–Houwink K and a are tabulated for each polymer–solvent pair at a given temperature.
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