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Which of the following polymers is produced by step-growth polymerization? А. В. С. D. -[CH2-CH(CH3)]-n -[CH,-CH, -(CH,-CH'n COOCH, -[O(CH,),-C-1"n n

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Which of the following polymers is produced by step-growth polymerization?
А.
В.
С.
D. -[CH2-CH(CH3)]-n
-[CH,-CH,
-(CH,-CH'n
COOCH,
-[O(CH,),-C-1"n
n

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