What is degree of polymerisation ?

Explanation

The degree of polymerisation denotes the number of repeating units, present in a molecular chain of a polymer. For example, ' n ' is the degree of polymerisation of the polymer `[--CH_2-CH_2--]_n`. Since, the chain lengths of the polymer molecules produced in any polymerisation reaction are not identical, the degree of polymerisation is expressed as the average degree of polymerisation.