Problem of Chapter 5.pptVIP

Problem of Chapter 5 1. Define the following terms: free volume; loss modulus; tan? ; stress relaxation; plasticizer; Schatzki crankshaft motions; At ; WLF equation; compressibility; Youngs modulus. 2. Name the five regions of viscoelastic behavior, and give an example of a commercial polymer commonly used in each region. 3. Name and give a one-sentence definition of the three theories of the glass transition. 4.Polystyrene homopolymer has a Tg = 100℃, and polybutadiene has a Tg = ?90℃. Estimate the Tg of a 50/50 w/w statistical copolymer, poly(styrene-stat-butadiene). 5. A new linear amorphous polymer has a Tg of +10℃. At +25℃, it has a melt viscosity of 6?107 Pa?s. Estimate its viscosity at 40℃. 6. Draw a logE-temperature plot for a linear, amorphous polymer.(a) Indicate the position and name the five regions of viscoelastic behavior.(b) How is the curve changed if the polymer is semicrystalline?(c) How is it changed if the polymer is cross-linked?(d) How is it changed if the experiment is run faster-that is, if measurements are made after 1 sec rather than 10 sec?In parts (b), (c), and (d), separate plots are required, each change properly labeled. E stands for Youngs modulus. 7. Prepare a “box score” table, laying out the more important advantages and disadvantages of the three theories of the glass transition. 8. The Tg of poly(vinyl acetate) is listed as 29℃. If 5 mol% of divinyl benzene is copolymerized in the polymer during polymerization, what is the new glass transition temperature? 9. What instrument would you most like to have in your laboratory if you were testing (a) each of the three theories of Tg, (b) the molecular weight dependence of Tg, (c) the effect of cross-linking on Tg. Defend your choice. 10. A new atactic polymer has a Tg of 0℃. Your boss asks, “If we made the isotactic form, what is its melting temperature likely to be? Suddenly, you remember that back in college you took physical polymer science .… 11. a new polymer softens at 50℃.