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Lesson 12: Mechanical Properties of Polymers

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  • Overview/Checklist
  • Polymers as Solids
  • Polymers as liquids
  • Polymers as Viscoelastic Materials
  • Polymer Processing
  • Summary and Final Tasks

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    • Lesson 1: Introduction to Polymers / Polymer Size / Molar Mass
    • Lesson 2: How Polymers Are Made
    • Lesson 3: Step Growth Polymerization
    • Lesson 4: Free Radical Polymerization (Part I)
    • Lesson 5: Free Radical Polymerization (Part II)
    • Lesson 6: Ionic Polymerization
    • Lesson 7: Stereochemistry, Coordination, and Ring-Opening Polymerization
    • Lesson 8: Copolymerization
    • Lesson 9: Polymer Conformations
    • Lesson 10: Polymer Solutions
    • Lesson 11: Polymer Characterization Methods
    • Lesson 12: Mechanical Properties of Polymers
      • Overview/Checklist
      • Polymers as Solids
      • Polymers as liquids
      • Polymers as Viscoelastic Materials
      • Polymer Processing
      • Summary and Final Tasks

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