Sketch a portion of the acrylonitrile polymer assuming it is a  (a) head-to-head polymer (b) head-to-head,tail-to-tail polymer

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Q: Sketch a portion of the acrylonitrile polymer assuming it is a: head-to-tail polymer a.…

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Q: 4. Polymer structure are involve. A. One structure. B. Three structure. C. Two structure. D D

A: The monomers are combined chemically to form large molecular structure called polymers.