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How many ethene monomer molecules have to polymerise to form a polymer of molar mass 3000 g mol-1? 100408

Corrie writes .....
 
The molar mass of an ethene molecule, C2H4, is 28 g mol-1. Ethene molecules join up by addition (nothing lost) to form polyethene polymer. I'll leave you to do the necessary division to find the number of ethene molecules in a polymer with a molar mass of 3000 g mol-1!

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