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The basic chemical building block of natural rubber obtained from trees is
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- Isoprene
- Vinyl Chloride
- Acetylene
- Neoprene
- Isoprene
Correct Option: A
Isoprene was first isolated by thermal decomposition of natural rubber. About 95% of isoprene production is used to produce cis-1,4polyisoprene—a synthetic version of natural rubber. Natural rubber consists mainly of poly-cis-isoprene with a molecular weight of 100,000 to 1,000,000.