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A short fragment of a copolymer chain (three repeat units, end groups shown) is drawn. The monomers are shown as pairs of molecules among the structures. Which pair of monomers gives this copolymer?

  1. AStructure A
  2. BStructure B
  3. CStructure C
  4. DStructure D

Answer: D

The chain contains C=C bonds (from a diene added 1,4) and a cyano-bearing carbon (from a vinyl monomer). This is Buna-N (nitrile rubber), a copolymer of buta-1,3-diene and acrylonitrile. A styrene pair would show a phenyl ring, an isoprene pair would show methyl branches on the double bonds, and acrylamide would give an amide, not a cyano, group.
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