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Line 1: In [[chemistry]], '''copolymerization''' is the process of using more than one [[monomer]] in the production of a [[polymer]], resulting in a product with properties different to the [[homopolymer]] of either monomer. The resulting product may be a random copolymer, an alternating copolymer, or a block copolymer. == Copolymerization Equation == Line 22: ''f''<sub>1</sub>=1-''f''<sub>2</sub>=M<sub>1</sub>/(M<sub>1</sub>+M<sub>2</sub>) '''Effect of Reactivity Ratios''' * [[Random copolymer]]: favored when ''r''<sub>1</sub>, ''r''<sub>2</sub> close to 1. :-A-A-B-B-A-A-A-B-A-A-B-B-A-B-A-A-A-B-A-A-A-B-B- * [[Alternating polymer\|Alternating copolymer]]: favored when ''r''<sub>1</sub>, ''r''<sub>2</sub> close to zero. :-A-B-A-B-A-B-A-B-A-B-, or -(-A-B-)<sub>n</sub>- * [[Block copolymer]]: favored when ''r''<sub>1</sub> >1 ''r''<sub>2</sub> >1 :-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-B-B-... == Examples == Line 28 ⟶ 37: == See also == [[Heteropolymer]] http://www.chem.rochester.edu/~chem421/copoly.htm '''References'''

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