2014, Question 6 · Short answer · 4 points · about 7 minutes
Polymer beads and intermolecular attractions
Compare polymer properties and use combustion enthalpies to reason about the relative energies of related compounds.
This paper allotted 90 minutes to seven questions, with suggested times of 20 minutes for each long question and 7 for each short question. The current exam has 7 free-response questions in 105 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
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