The structure of synthetic rubber is shown below;

The structure of synthetic rubber is shown below;

a) Determine the relative molecular mass of a polymer made of 250 monomers.
(c=12,H=1 and Cl=35.5)
b) Give one advantage of natural polymers over synthetic ones.

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a)(c=12,H=1 and Cl=35.5)
RFM =88.5
88.5×250=22125
b)Are biodegradable

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sharon kalunda answered the question on March 29, 2019 at 06:03

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