As plastic and synthetic fibers consist of repeating monomer units, they are known as ____.

Polysters

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Polymers

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Co-polymers

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Polymers
All plastics and synthetic fibers are polymers consisting of repeating monomer units.
Polymers are macro-molecules having high molecular weights and composed of smaller repeating units called monomers.'Poly' means 'many' and 'mer' means 'part'.
Correct option is B

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