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an electrolyte of high molecular weight
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Polyelectrolytes are polymers whose repeat units bear an electrolyte group. These groups will dissociate in aqueous solutions (water), making the polymers charged. Polyelectrolyte properties are thus similar to both electrolytes (salts) and polymers (high molecular weight compounds), and are sometimes called polysalts. Like salts, their solutions are electrically conductive. Like polymers, their solutions are often viscous. Many biological molecules are polyelectrolytes. ...
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