A Levels Chemistry (9701)•9701/13/O/N/24

Explanation
Monomers identified from copolymer repeating units
Steps:
- Analyze the polymer chain for two distinct repeating segments derived from alkene monomers.
- Match the first segment: a three-carbon unit with chlorines on adjacent carbons, indicating 1,2-dichloropropene as the source.
- Match the second segment: a four-carbon unit with a chlorine on the central carbon and a double bond position, indicating 2-chlorobut-2-ene.
- Verify copolymer formation via addition polymerization linking these monomers alternately.
Why A is correct:
- 1,2-Dichloropropene provides the -CHCl-CHCl-CH2- unit, and 2-chlorobut-2-ene provides the -C(CH3)Cl-CH=CH- unit, matching the polymer's structure per addition copolymerization rules.
Why the others are wrong:
- B: 2,3-Dichlorobutene has chlorines on carbons 2 and 3, not matching the three-carbon segment.
- C: Chlorobutene is too vague and lacks the specific double bond position for the four-carbon unit.
- D: Chloropropene lacks the vicinal dichlorides needed for the first segment.
Final answer: A
Topic: Polymerisation
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