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Reactions designed to produce these molecules can exhibit a dangerous thermal runaway in autoacceleration. Titanium or aluminum-based catalysts for making these molecules can control whether they are isotactic (“eye-so-tactic”), syndiotactic (“sin-dee-oh-tactic”), or atactic (“ay-tactic”). These molecules have their dispersity index measured with dynamic light scattering. These (-5[1])molecules are the targeted product (-5[1])of reactions that contain initiation, propagation, (10[2])and termination (10[1]0[1])steps, (10[1])and proceed in a “chain-growth” manner. (-5[1])Common examples of these molecules used in clothing include Teflon and nylon. (10[1])For 10 points, name these macromolecules that consist of many repeating monomers. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: polymers [accept chain-growth polymerization]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY967%0%44%65.50
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Jason Thieu (DII)Michigan State A CWRU A (UG) 5310
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