The materials in which monomers are arranged in a straight chain are known as _______.

thermoplastics

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thermosetting plastics

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melamine

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bakelite

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Solution

The correct option is A thermoplastics
The given options are plastics. Based on the connections between their monomer units, plastics are classified as thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic.
Thermosetting plastics have cross-links between two linear or branched chains, forming a three dimensional network. Bakelite and melamine are thermosetting plastics.
Thermoplastics have monomer units connected in linear fashion.

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