Plot the tensile strength of the polymers in Table 16-2 as a function of the number of aromatic (benzene) rings in the monomer.

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Polyethylene (PE): Low-density High-density Ultra-high molecular weight Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Polypropylene (PP) Polystyrene (PS) Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) (acrylic, Plexiglas) Polychlorotrifluoroethylene Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon) Polyoxymethylene (POM) (acetal) Polyamide (PA) (nylon) Polyester (PET) Polycarbonate (PC) Polyimide (PI) Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) Polyethersulfone (PES) Polyamide-imide (PAI) Tensile Strength (psi) 3000 5500 7000 9000 6000 8000 9000 12,000 6000 7000 12,000 12,000 10,500 11,000 17,000 10,200 9500 12,200 27,000 % Elongation 800 130 350 100 700 60 4 5 250 400 75 300 300 130 10 150 2 80 15 Elastic Modulus (psi) 40,000 180,000 100,000 600,000 220,000 450,000 580,000 450,000 300,000 80,000 520,000 500,000 600,000 400,000 300,000 550,000 480,000 350,000 730,000 Izod Density Impact (g/cm³) (ft lb/in.) 0.92 0.96 0.934 1.40 0.90 1.06 1.15 1.22 2.15 2.17 1.42 1.14 1.36 1.20 1.39 1.31 1.30 1.37 1.39 9.0 4.0 30.0 1.0 0.4 4.8 0.5 2.6 3.0 2.3 2.1 0.6 16.0 1.5 1.6 0.5 1.6 4.0 。