A-LevelChemistryPolymerisationOct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q221 Mark
The following diagram represents the structure of a possible polymer. [Figure 22.1] By which method might this polymer be made?
Apolymerise ethene followed by hydration
Bpolymerise ethene followed by oxidation with cold acidified KMnO4
Cpolymerise 1,2-dichloroethene followed by hydrolysis
Dpolymerise 1,2-dichloroethene followed by oxidation with cold acidified KMnO4
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