ISSN:
0098-1273
Keywords:
Physics
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The dielectric relaxation behavior of three sodium polyphosphates with different but low degrees of polymerization in aqueous solution (without salt) has been investigated between 8 kHz and 100 MHz. The highest molecular weight sample (DP 338) exhibits two dispersion regions as is generally observed with synthetic polyelectrolytes at higher degrees of polymerization and is interpreted, according to the theory of van der Touw and Mandel, by attributing a certain flexibility to the polymer chain. The experimentally determined relaxation time of the high-frequency dispersion is in fair agreement with the theoretically calculated value. For the lowest molecular weight sample (DP 112) the experimental results can best be described by a single dispersion curve pointing to a rigid, more or less stretched, conformation of the polyion in agreement with theoretical predictions. For the sample of intermediate molecular weight (DP 198) the situation is borderline as it is possible to describe the relaxation behavior by either one or two dispersion regions; it is, however, concluded from an analysis of the dielectric results that the average conformation is rather extended, but not completely rigid.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1976.180140501
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