Title: Kuhn segment
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Kuhn segment
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12204
Status: current

Definition
Segment or link of an equivalent freely jointed chain.

Related Terms
- Segment: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12186
- equivalent freely jointed chain: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12203

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 71. 'Definitions of terms relating to individual macromolecules, macromolecular assemblies, polymer solutions, and amorphous bulk polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2014)' on page 79 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2013-0201)

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Citation: Citation: 'Kuhn segment' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12204
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