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Organic Reactions

Question 3 • R282: GR CA-Chemistry B (Grade Repair)

A geneticist has discovered a new compound that is made up of a small number of identical subunits. The subunits are joined end to end in long chains. Based on this information, what best can be concluded about these subunits?

Answer
A
They are ketones.
B
They are hydrocarbons.
C
They are monomers.
D
They are polymers.

Explanation

A chain made of many repeating subunits is a polymer, and each individual subunit is called a monomer. So the subunits are monomers, not polymers themselves.

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