Glass Transitions of Copolymers

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Homopolymer A has a Tg of 80C, homopolymer B has Tg of 70C. Estimate Tg of a 30/70 random copolymer of A and B. What assumptions should be made? Compare all relationships that can be used and discuss which is more accurate.

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This solution gives an explanation of how to estimate Tg of a 30/70 random copolymer as well as the assumptions included in using that method.

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