(b) Draw and describe the mechanism of radical-catalysed polymerization ofethene to poly(ethene) (also known as polythene), including details ofinitiation, propagation, and termination steps.Include a representative initiator, and how it brings about initiation.

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Draw and describe the mechanism of radical-catalysed polymerization of ethene to poly(ethene) (also known as polythene), incuding details of initiation, propagation, and termination steps. Include a representative initiator, and how it brings about initiation.

Draw and describe the mechanism of radical-catalysed polymerization of ethene to poly(ethene) (also known as polythene), incuding details of initiation, propagation, and termination steps. Include a representative initiator, and how it brings about initiation.

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Chapter29: Organic Polymer Chemistry

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Include a representative initiator, and how it brings about initiation.

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