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In polymer Buna-S:'S' stands for:
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Options:
  • A Strength
  • B Sulphur
  • C Sulphonation
  • D Styrene
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The correct answer is: Styrene

Buna--S, 'S' stand for styrene.

Buna – S is a more commonly used name for a polymer named styrene butadiene rubber. The structure of Buna – S is given by:

Buna – S is formed using the monomers butadiene and styrene.

Thus in Buna – S, the Bu stands for Butadiene, since butadiene is one of the constituent monomers of the given polymer. Also, Na stands for sodium and S represents the monomer Styrene used for the synthesis of the given polymer.

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