Polymers - Result Question 7
####7. Which one of the following is a chain growth polymer?
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(a) Starch
(b) Nucleic acid
(c) Polystyrene
(d) Protein
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Solution:
- (c) Chain growth polymers involve a series of reactions, each step of which consumes a reactive particle and produce another similar particle. The reactive particles may be free radicals or ions to which monomers get added by a chain reaction.
