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A-LevelChemistryPolymerisation9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2013 · Q301 Mark

Which types of bond breakage and bond formation occur in the addition polymerisation of alkenes?

Abond breakage: π only; bond formation: σ only
Bbond breakage: π only; bond formation: σ and π
Cbond breakage: σ and π; bond formation: σ only
Dbond breakage: σ and π; bond formation: σ and π

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A: bond breakage: π only; bond formation: σ only

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Polymerisation, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 30.

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