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Explain what a polymer is and describe the difference between a polymer and a copolymer.
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A polymer is a large molecule that is made up of repeating subunits known as monomers. In mathematical terms, if we denote a monomer as 'm', a polymer can be represented as 'm-m-m-m....' and so on. Show more…
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