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Why does cis-polyisoprene exhibit elasti...

Why does cis-polyisoprene exhibit elasticity ?

A

it is soft and soluble in no - polar solvent

B

it is unsaturated and porous

C

it has a coled stucture and chains held together by weak van der Waals forces

D

it has a fibrous sturcture and reactive sites at various double bonds.

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