Chain length

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001843",
  "term": "Chain length",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The average number of monomer units incorporated into a polymer chain during a polymerization reaction, or the average number of propagation steps per initiated chain in a chain reaction. In kinetic terms, it is the ratio of the rate of propagation to the rate of initiation. A long chain length indicates an efficient chain reaction.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "chain reaction",
    "chain-propagating reaction",
    "initiation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 157 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/chain-length/"
}