#9: Which polymer would you expect to be more rigid at room temperature: isotactic-polypropylene (i-PP) or atactic-polypropylene (a-PP) (CAS# 9003-07-0)? Draw representative structures of both, with degree of polymerization (dp) equal to 8, to help explain and support your answer.

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#9: Which polymer would you expect to be more rigid at room temperature: isotactic-polypropylene
(i-PP) or atactic-polypropylene (a-PP) (CAS# 9003-07-0)? Draw representative structures of both,
with degree of polymerization (dp) equal to 8, to help explain and support your answer.
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