NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: POLYMERS

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Assertion: HDP has lesser flexibility than LDP.

Reason: LDP has a more branched structure than HDP.

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Correct option: A

Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option A (Both assertion and reason are correct statements, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.) is correct because HDP has a more linear structure, resulting in less flexibility compared to LDP, which has branching.

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\mathrm{I}\mathrm{.}\,\,\,\,\,\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{O}_2}{\mathrm{C}_6}{\mathrm{H}_5} - \mathrm{CH} = \mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_2}

\mathrm{II}\mathrm{.}\,\,\,\,\,\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_2} = \mathrm{CH} - {\mathrm{C}_6}{\mathrm{H}_5}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_3}

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