Step-growth kinetics#

The Carothers equation relating the number-average degree of polymerization to the extent of reaction, and its generalization to a stoichiometric imbalance between functional groups.

Also the Flory-Stockmayer and Carothers gel points of branching polymerizations.

The Carothers equation

The Carothers equation

Flory-Stockmayer gelation: the gel point of a branching polymerization

Flory-Stockmayer gelation: the gel point of a branching polymerization