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Natural rubber is a polymer of:


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Polymer:-

  1. It is actually a chemical substance which is made up of the large number of the smaller molecules.
  2. These smaller molecules will link together for the formation of the larger molecule.
  3. The atoms in the polymer are held together by the Covalent bond.
  4. Isoprene (IUPAC name : 2methyl-1,3butadiene) has a chemical formula of (C5H8)nis the smaller unit which in many number will join to form Natural rubber.

Therefore, Natural rubber is the polymer of Isoprene.


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