Identify the chain initiation step of the polymerisation of ethene in the presence of benzoyl peroxide initiator, from the following?

Identify the chain initiation step of the polymerisation of ethene in the presence of benzoyl peroxide initiator, from the following? Correct Answer C6H5• + C2H4 = C6H5-CH2-CH2•

Benzoyl peroxide undergoes homolytic fission to from phenyl free radical which acts an initiator. The first step is the addition of this radical to the ethene double bond, thus generating a new and larger free radical. This is called the chain initiating step.

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Consider following data for bulk polymerization, with benzoyl peroxide as initiator. = 6 mol/m3 = 6.56*103 mol/m3 kp2/kt = 1.5*10-6 m3/ mol-s What is the initiator efficiency if initial rate of polymerization is 0.0256 m3/ mol-s benzoyl peroxide decomposes at a rate of 3.2* 10-6 m3/ mol-s-1?