Contour length
Contour length is a term used in molecular physics. The contour length of a polymer chain (a big molecule consisting of many similar smaller molecules) is its length at maximum physically possible extension.[1]
Contour length is equal to the product of the number of segments of polymer molecule(n) and its length(l).
References
- Contour length (in polymers) IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd Edition, 1997
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