Polystyrene can be made more rigid by copolymerizing styrene with divinylbenzene, What purpose does the divinylbenzene serve?

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Polystyrene can be made more rigid by copolymerizing styrene with divinylbenzene,

 What purpose does the divinylbenzene serve? Why is the copolymer more rigid?

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 978-1305581982

8th Edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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