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Define monomer and polymer

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Monomer is a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.

Polymer is a substance which has a molecular structure built up chiefly or completely from a large number of similar units bonded together

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A monomer is a molecule that forms the basic unit for polymers, which are the building blocks of proteins

Polymer is a big molecule that forms from monomers, it consist of macromolecules (large molecules)

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