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Which one among the following is a semi-synthetic polymer?
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Cellulose acetate
A natural polymer on chemical reaction produces a semi-synthetic polymer.
Starch and rubber are natural polymers and nylon-6, 6 is an artificial or synthetic polymer.
$\begin{aligned} & \text { Cellulose } \stackrel{\text { Acetylation }}{\longrightarrow} \text { Cellulose acetate } \\ & \text { Natural polymer } \quad \text { Semi-synthetic polymer }\end{aligned}$
Starch and rubber are natural polymers and nylon-6, 6 is an artificial or synthetic polymer.
$\begin{aligned} & \text { Cellulose } \stackrel{\text { Acetylation }}{\longrightarrow} \text { Cellulose acetate } \\ & \text { Natural polymer } \quad \text { Semi-synthetic polymer }\end{aligned}$
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