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There are many different data analysis schemes to estimate the structure and molecular parameters of polymers from the neutron scattering data. Herein, we will present several connnon methods for characterizing the scattering profiles, depending only on the applicable q range. These methods, which were derived based on different assumptions, have... 

As discussed in more detail elsewhere in this encyclopaedia, many optical spectroscopic methods have been developed over the last century for the characterization of bulk materials. In general, optical spectroscopies make use of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter to extract molecular parameters from the substances being studied. The methods employed usually rely on the examination of the radiation absorbed. 

Figure 4.50 from Molecular Parameters for Organosilicon Compounds Calculated from Ab Initio Computations, Grigoras S and T H Lame, Journal of Computational Chemistry 9 25-39, 1988. Reprinted by permission of John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

Theoretical analysis of certain features in the electromagnetic spectrum yields basic molecular parameters such as bond lengths and bond stiffness. We shall see presently that the mechanical spectra can be related to molecular parameters and not just modelistic characteristics as we have used until now. 

Equations (10.17) and (10.18) show that both the relative dielectric constant and the refractive index of a substance are measurable properties of matter that quantify the interaction between matter and electric fields of whatever origin. The polarizability is the molecular parameter which is pertinent to this interaction. We shall see in the next section that a also plays an important role in the theory of light scattering. The following example illustrates the use of Eq. (10.17) to evaluate a and considers one aspect of the applicability of this quantity to light scattering. 

Not all Zimm plots show the same grid of essentially parallel straight lines found in Fig. 10.14. In some cases there is considerable curvature, and quite a bit of interpretation is required to extract the molecular parameters from the data. In this connection we note that the reciprocal of Eq. (10.83)... 

Transition Widths and Strengths. The widths and strengths of spectroscopic transitions determine the information that can be extracted from a spectmm, and are functions of the molecular parameters summarized in Table 2. Detectivity is deterrnined by spectral resolution and transition strength. Resolution, the abiUty to distinguish transitions of nearly equal wavelength, depends on both the widths of the spectral features and characteristics of the instmmentation. Unperturbed transitions have natural, Av widths owing to the intrinsic lifetimes of the states involved. The full width at... 

An alternate method for gas diffiisivity of binary gas mixtures at low pressures is the method of Hirschfelder et al. The method requires several molecular parameters and, when evaluated, gives an average absolute error of about 10 percent. The method is discussed in detail in the Data Vrediction Manual. 

The molecular and liquid properties of water have been subjects of intensive research in the field of molecular science. Most theoretical approaches, including molecular simulation and integral equation methods, have relied on the effective potential, which was determined empirically or semiempirically with the aid of ab initio MO calculations for isolated molecules. The potential parameters so determined from the ab initio MO in vacuum should have been readjusted so as to reproduce experimental observables in solutions. An obvious problem in such a way of determining molecular parameters is that it requires the reevaluation of the parameters whenever the thermodynamic conditions such as temperature and pressure are changed, because the effective potentials are state properties. 

The only molecular parameter which enters is the total molecular mass M. The volume depends on the number of particles. It is customary to work on a molar scale, in which case V is the volume of one mole of (ideal) gas. 

The primary molecular parameters affecting the processing and ultimate properties of PEs are type, content, and distribution of chain branching, molecular weight (MW), and molecular weight distribution (MWD). 

The molecular structure and properties of polyolefins have been explained by several workers in the past [10-14]. This chapter deals with the primary molecular parameters and their effect on processability and ultimate properties of PEs. Since molecular parameters are closely interrelated, it is not possible to discuss one without referring to the other. Hence, in the section relating to the effect of chain branching, reference has also been made to MW and MWD and vice versa. 

It is evident from the foregoing discussion that MW is the fundamental characteristic of polymer, controlling the performance properties. However, simple correlation of this molecular parameter can be misleading without taking the MWD into consideration. Control of MWD provides a proper balance of polymer performance characteristics. The effect of change in MWD on the properties of PEs is given in Table 6. 

The problem of the influence of molecular parameters of a polymer (i.e. of an average molecular weight and molecular-weight distribution) on yield stress is related with the problem of the role of viscosity of a dispersion medium. 

In Chapter 10, we will make quantitative calculations of U- U0 and the other thermodynamic properties for a gas, based on the molecular parameters of the molecules such as mass, bond angles, bond lengths, fundamental vibrational frequencies, and electronic energy levels and degeneracies. 

JThis calculation is one of the most satisfying in science. The values of the thermodynamic properties of the ideal gas calculated from molecular parameters are usually more accurate than the same thermodynamic results obtained from experimental measurements. 

Values for the thermodynamic functions as a function of temperature for condensed phases are usually obtained from Third Law measurements. Values for ideal gases are usually calculated from the molecular parameters using the statistical mechanics procedures to be described in Chapter 10. In either... 

In Chapter 10. we will calculate the thermodynamic properties of gases from the molecular parameters, and these calculations, which provide the standard state values, are most easily done for the ideal gas. 

The reason is that classical thermodynamics tells us nothing about the atomic or molecular state of a system. We use thermodynamic results to infer molecular properties, but the evidence is circumstantial. For example, we can infer why a (hydrocarbon + alkanol) mixture shows large positive deviations from ideal solution behavior, in terms of the breaking of hydrogen bonds during mixing, but our description cannot be backed up by thermodynamic equations that involve molecular parameters. 

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