What Are Addition Polymers

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Multiple Choice

What are addition polymers?

• A) Addition polymers are formed from monomers that bond together and eliminate a small molecule, usually water.
• B) Addition polymers are polymers formed when monomers add together without formation of covalent bonds.
• C) Addition polymers are formed when small molecules (such as water and HX) add across unsaturated C-C bonds in the polymeric chain.
• D) Addition polymers are formed from monomers that link together without the elimination of a small molecule.
• E) Addition polymers are polymers that grow by adding small monomers to the existing polymer chain with elimination of a water molecule for each new bond formed.

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