Question: Polystyrene can be made more rigid by copolymerizing styrene with divinylbenzene, What purpose does the divinylbenzene serve? Why is the copolymer more rigid? CH=CH CH=CH

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

CH=CH CH=CH

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

CH=CH CH=CH

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