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What is natural rubber : Explain the structure of natural rubber.

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Natural rubberis considered as a linear 1, 4 Polymer of isoprene (2-methyl-1, 3-butadiene). In this polymer, the residual double bonds are located between `C_(2)andC_(3)` is isoprene units in the polymer. All these double bonds have cis-configuration.
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