Dextron, a biodegradable polymer used for bio-absorbable post-operative sutures, is a copolymer synthesized from two distinct hydroxy acids. What is the total combined number of carbon atoms present i

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Dextron, a biodegradable polymer used for bio-absorbable post-operative sutures, is a copolymer synthesized from two distinct hydroxy acids. What is the total combined number of carbon atoms present in exactly one molecule of each of these two unreacted starting monomers?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: 5. The monomers of Dextron are lactic acid (2-hydroxypropanoic acid), which has 3 carbon atoms, and glycolic acid (2-hydroxyethanoic acid), which has 2 carbon atoms. Total carbon atoms = .

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