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Laboratory Experiments
A Simple, Discovery-Based Laboratory Exercise: The Molecular Mass Determination of Polystyrene
Greg A. Slough
College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691
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November 1995
Vol. 72 No. 11
p. 1031

Abstract
A simple, inexpensive laboratory experiment is reported which examines the molecular mass of polystyrene. A semi-quantitative relationship between Rf and average molecular mass is developed using polystyrene standards. This discovery-based experiment analyzes common polystyrene samples. The experiment is suitable for high school and introductory college Chemistry laboratories.
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Slough, Greg A. J. Chem. Educ. 1995 72 1031.
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