LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a scientist turns a polymer into monomers in the laboratory, would the resulting material be larger or smaller than the starting reactants?
A
larger
B
smaller
C
not enough information to answer
D
stays the same
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The monomers combine with each other using covalent bonds to form larger molecules known as polymers. In doing so, monomers release water molecules as byproducts. This type of reaction is known as dehydration synthesis, which means “to put together while losing water.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Assorted combinations of heat, pressure and catalysis alter the chemical bonds that hold monomers together, causing them to bond with one another. Most often, they do so in a linear fashion, creating chains of monomers called polymers.

Detailed explanation-3: -During digestion, these polymers are broken down into monomers, which are then absorbed and transported to all cells of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Polymerization is a process through which a large number of monomer molecules react together to form a polymer.

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