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How many of the following are purely synthetic polymers? Buna-S, Buna-N, Rayon, DNA, Teflon, Nylon-6Polymers Chemistry Question

Question

How many of the following are purely synthetic polymers? Buna-S, Buna-N, Rayon, DNA, Teflon, Nylon-6,6, Starch, Bakelite.

Answer: 5

💡 Solution & Explanation

Buna-S, Buna-N, Teflon, Nylon-6,6, and Bakelite are purely synthetic man-made polymers. Rayon is semi-synthetic. DNA and Starch are natural polymers. Thus, there are 5 synthetic polymers in the list.

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