Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) has a repeat unit with the formula F₂C¬CF₂. A sample of the polymer consists of fractions with the following distribution of chains:
Average no. Amount (mol)
Fraction of Repeat Units of Polymer
1 273 0.10
2 330 0.40
3 368 1.00
4 483 0.70
5 525 0.30
6 575 0.10
(a) Determine the molar mass of each fraction.



Answer :

Fraction 2 has a molar mass of 33006.6.

What exactly do you mean by molar mass?

The molar mass of a chemical compound is defined as the mass of a sample divided by the quantity, or the number of moles in the sample, measured in moles. A substance's molar mass is a bulk property rather than a molecular property. The molar mass of the compound is an average of several samples, which frequently have different masses due to isotopes. The molar mass is most commonly calculated using standard atomic weights as a terrestrial average and a function of the relative abundance of the isotopes of the constituent atoms on Earth. The molar formula is used to convert a substance's mass and amount into bulk quantities.

Repeat unit is [tex]F_{2} C - CF_{2}[/tex]

molar mass = (2 x  molar mass of C)+(4 x molar mass of F) 

= (2 x 12) + (4 x 19) 

molar mass = (2 x  molar mass of C)+(4 x molar mass of F)

                  = (2 x 12) + (4 x 19)

                 = 100 g/mol 

fraction 2  has molar mass = 330 x 100 

                                          =33000 g/mol

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