Molecules {polymer}| can link repeated subunits into sequence. Carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are polymers.
mass
Polymers have masses of 10,000 to 100,000 dalton. Masses have normal distribution, skewed toward lower masses. Centrifugation or light scattering can indicate mass.
osmotic pressure
Polymer osmotic pressure is higher than ideal solution pressure, because polymers are large molecules.
colloid
Polymers make colloids, because molecules are long.
viscosity
Polymer viscosity depends on molecule size and shape. Shape has four parameters: moments in three spatial dimensions and orientation.
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