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A-LevelChemistryPolymerisation9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2017 · Q241 Mark

Polymerisation of ethene gives poly(ethene). How does the bonding between carbon atoms in poly(ethene) compare with that in ethene?

Alonger and stronger in poly(ethene)
Blonger and weaker in poly(ethene)
Cshorter and stronger in poly(ethene)
Dshorter and weaker in poly(ethene)

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B: longer and weaker in poly(ethene)

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Polymerisation, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Feb/Mar 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 24.

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