Question: EF, a recent graduate, has left two polymer samples A and B of the same material behind. One of these has a molecular weight (MW)

 EF, a recent graduate, has left two polymer samples A and

EF, a recent graduate, has left two polymer samples A and B of the same material behind. One of these has a molecular weight (MW) of 105 and the other 4106 Daltons. [The unit of MW is not relevant for the problem]. EF has forgotten to label which polymer is of what MW (she has left it written as A \&B). However, she left the following rheological data for both samples (labeled in all cases as A or B): (a) (6) plateau modulus of each sample obtained via frequency sweep (b) (6) steady shear viscosity profile as a function of shear rate showing Newtonian and power-law regions (so basically the entire curve) (c) (6) transient viscosity, +versus time taken at high shear rates, 50 and 150 , where the plotted data shows viscosity overshoot and then a leveling off. Explain which of these data can be used to get the MW figured out for the samples. Do it for all 3 cases. If it works, tell us how you would use the data to get the information; if it would not work, tell us why it would not work

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