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Theoretical relations for the dependence of the z-average radius of gyration Rz as a function of the mass average molar mass Mw are derived for expanded coils, persistence coils with persistence of direction, persistence coils with persistence of direction and curvature, and for needles, all exhibiting a Schulz-distribution of their molar masses. These relations are applied to experimental data from light scattering of polystyrene in toluene and DNA-Na in aqueous NaCl-solution of 200 mol NaCl per m3 at room temperature. In the case of DNA it becomes evident that the double helix shows no important persistence of curvature and that the experimental data can be described adequately by a persistence chain with mere persistence of direction and a statistical chain element b = (999±33). 10−10 m, corresponding to a persistence length a = (500±17). 10−10 m.