Multiple Choice
Natural rubber is too soft and chemically reactive for practical applications. Vulcanization of natural rubber entails _ .
A) crosslinking reactive polymer chains with sulfur atoms
B) increasing the average molecular weight of a condensation polymer
C) decreasing the average molecular weight of an addition polymer
D) conversion of an addition polymer to a condensation polymer
E) conversion of a condensation polymer to an addition polymer
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