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WAEC Chemistry 2014 Objective — Question 37

Question 37 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Chemistry 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Ethene molecules can be added to one another to form a long chain compound called a

  • A. dimer
  • B. monomer
  • C. polymerCorrect
  • D. trimer

Explanation

When many ethene (monomer) molecules join together to form a long chain, the resulting compound is called a polymer; this process is polymerization.

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