Carothers equation

In step-growth polymerization, the Carothers equation (or Carothers' equation) gives the degree of polymerization, $X n$ , for a given fractional monomer conversion, $p$ .

There are several versions of this equation, proposed by Wallace Carothers, who invented nylon in 1935.

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