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Classify the following polymer as straight-chain, branched-chain and cross-linked polymers.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{-(CH2 - CH2 - CH - CH2 - CH2)_\text{n}}\\
|\phantom{..}\\\ce{\phantom{..}CH2}\\
|\phantom{..}\\\ce{\phantom{..}CH2}\end{array}\]
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Solution
Branched-chain polymer
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