Consider a sample of polyethylene containing 2000 chains with molecular weights ranging from 0 to 4000 g/mol; 4000 chains with molecular weights ranging from 4000 to 8000 g/mol; 3000 chains with molecular weights ranging from 8000 to 12000 g/mol; and 1500 chains with molecular weights ranging from 12000 to 16000 g/mol. Calculate the following: a. the weight average molecular weight.
b. the number average molecular weight
c. the polydispersity
d. the degree of polymerization

For a family dinner, jose’s mom baked a loaf of bread. during the meal, his grandmother commented, “this bread is so dense! ” what do you think his grandmother meant by the word dense? you have some ideas regarding density already, but this experiment will enrich your understanding of the relationship between mass, volume and the density of objects. when making measurements in this experiment we will be using si units, the international system of units. the purpose of using si units is to have the ability to communicate and compare data results with other experiments without having to make conversions. measurement symbol si unit length m meter mass kg kilogram volume l liters density kg/l kilograms per liter any calculations that are performed during this experiment will ultimately be reported in scientific notation. recall that scientific notation is extremely important when we have data that is extremely small or large. scientists rely on a standard form of communication to quickly make hypotheses and judgements based on data. what is the density of block a? a0kg/l what is the density of block b? a1kg/l what is the density of block c? a2kg/l what is the density of block d? a3kg/l what is the density of block e? a4kg/l which block is the densest? a5