I he refractive index and density data for twenty-six polymers have been used to determine unit refractivities, defined as the specific refractivity multiplied by the summation of the atomic weights of the atoms in the polymer unit.These unit refractivities agree with values calculated as a summation of the atomic refractivities of the atoms in the units of the polymer chain. New data are reported for poly vinyl chloroacetate and for the copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride. THE literature contains several isolated reports that the specific refractivity of a polymer is related to the atomic structure of the unit of the polymer chain. The specific refract ivity is obtained from the density and refractive index data, using «the Lorentz-Lorenz equation, and is multiplied by the molecular weight of the polymer unit to give a refractivity ' value. This value, called "unit refractivity" in this discussion, is a characteristic of the polymer. It agrees closely with the value obtained by a summation of the atomic refractivities of the atoms in the unit of the polymer. Such observations have been reported for polymethyl acrylate (ft), polystyrene (19), rubber (20), hydrorubber (20), polyethylene glycols (7), and polybutadiene (o).