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ERIC Number: EJ979795
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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A Physical Chemistry Experiment in Polymer Crystallization Kinetics
Singfield, Kathy L.; Chisholm, Roderick A.; King, Thomas L.
Journal of Chemical Education, v89 n1 p159-162 Jan 2012
A laboratory experiment currently used in an undergraduate physical chemistry lab to investigate the rates of crystallization of a polymer is described. Specifically, the radial growth rates of typical disc-shaped crystals, called spherulites, growing between microscope glass slides are measured and the data are treated according to polymer crystallization theory. The polymer used is a commercially available poly(ethylene glycol). Effects of molecular weight and crystallization temperature on the growth rate are demonstrated. Background information for students and instructor, experiment procedure, and full analysis of students' results are included in the Supporting Information. (Contains 5 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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