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Question 37

A chemist checks the records for a polymer before adding it to a materials database.

RecordInformation
Monomer usedpentene, an alkene
Proposed database labelpoly(pentane)

A technician states that the proposed label is correct because the carbon–carbon double bond in each monomer becomes a carbon–carbon single bond during polymerisation.

Explain whether the technician's conclusion is correct.

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