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Buna-S can be classified as

  1. Aan addition copolymer and an elastomer
  2. Ba condensation homopolymer and an elastomer
  3. Ca condensation copolymer and a fibre
  4. Dan addition homopolymer and a thermoset

Answer: A

Buna-S forms by chain growth (addition) of two different monomers, buta-1,3-diene and styrene, so it is a copolymer. Its weak intermolecular forces make it an elastomer.
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