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Explain why photoinitiators are needed in most commercial VP resins. Explain what these photoinitiators do. Please...

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Explain why photoinitiators are needed in most commercial VPresins. Explain what these photoinitiators do. Please summarize theanswer

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Photoinitiators are small molecules that are sensitive to light Upon light absorption they undergo photochemical cleavage to produce reactive species either free radicals or a Bronsted or Lewis acid that will interact with the active components in formulations In other words one could say that photoinitiators take the energy from light and transform it into chemical energy to induce chemical reactions    See Answer
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