n Simple model that relates the average size of the molecule’s cloud changes with molecular weight. It states that the average square distance traveled by a molecule (ro 2), increases linearly with the number (n) of links, and ro 2 = n a2, where a is the length of the link (Mark JE (ed) (1996) Physical properties of polymers handbook. Springer, New York).
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Random Chain, Coil, Flight, Walk. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_9759
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