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The type of chemical reaction responsible for breaking polymers back down into monomers is known as a condensation (or dehydration)

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This statement is false. When breaking down polymers into monomers, the reaction that takes place is hydrolysis. Remember when combing monomers the water is taken out dehydration, when breaking them up, you have to add a cleaved water molecule, and the breaking of water is hydrolysis.
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