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Give examples of some optically active polymers

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Optically Active Polymers**: - Optically active polymers are those that contain chiral centers in their structure, which means they can exist in two non-superimposable mirror images (enantiomers). This property allows them to rotate plane-polarized light. 2. **Example 1: Polystyrene**: - The monomeric unit of polystyrene is styrene, which has the chemical structure: \[ ...
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