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c) MALDI coupled with time of flight (TOF) MS would be the best technique to analyze a polymer that is not very soluble in most solvents with mass spectroscopy and get an estimate of its molecular weight. This technique is particularly suited for the analysis of large molecules such as polymers and biopolymers. MALDI (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization) is a soft ionization technique that uses a laser to desorb and ionize molecules from a solid matrix. The resulting ions are then accelerated in a time-of-flight (TOF) mass analyzer, which separates them according to their mass-to-charge ratio (m/z). The mass spectrum obtained from this technique provides information on the molecular weight of the polymer.
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