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Ethylene polymerizes using a TiCl4 and (CH3CH2)3Al catalyst system to give a product with different physical applications than the one obtained via oxygen- or peroxide-initiated high-pressure polymerization. What is the primary reason for this difference?
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- 1Polyethylene made from free radical polymerization spontaneously disintegrates, whereas that from the Ziegler-Natta catalyst does not.
- 2Polyethylene made from the Ziegler-Natta catalyst is highly branched and less dense than that produced by free radical polymerization.
- 3Polyethylene produced with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst has a completely different chemical empirical formula compared to that produced by free radical polymerization.
- 4Polyethylene produced with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst is linear and much higher in density than that produced by free radical polymerization.✓
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Polyethylene produced with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst is linear and much higher in density than that produced by free radical polymerization.
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