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PDI for natural polymers is generally close to:

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zero

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1

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10

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100

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Solution

The correct option is C $1$
PDI abbreviates as polydispersity index of polymer.
$P D I = \frac{_{w}}{M_{n}}$

For natural polymers, $P D I = 1$
and for synthesis polymers, $P D I > 1$ .

Hence, option B is correct.

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