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Polymerization and the break down of a polymer are two opposite reactions. What role does a water molecule play in both of them?

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Polymerization is a Chemical reaction in which two or more small, similar molecules are combined to make larger molecule
water molecule play in both of them because In polymerization (dehydration sysnthesis), a water molecule is removed when it is removed then bonds join monomers together.
In hydrolysis bonds between monomers are broken and a water molecule is inserted (as OH- and H+).
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