NEET2008ChemistryPolymersActual
Which of the following statements is not true?
Options
- ANatural rubber is a 1,4 - polymer of isoprene
- BIn vulcanization, the formation of sulphur bridges between different chains make rubber harder and stronger
- CNatural rubber has the trans-configuration at every double bond
- DBuna-S is a copolymer of butadiene and styrene
Correct answer
C. Natural rubber has the trans-configuration at every double bond
Step-by-step solution
Natural rubber has cis-configuration at each double bond. Gutta-Percha has trans-configuration of each double bond.