The idea that polymers were long linear molecules consisting of many small units held together by chemical bonds was advanced by ____.
A) Herman Staudinger
B) Leo H. Baekeland
C) John W. Hyatt
D) Alexander Parkes

Question

The idea that polymers were long linear molecules consisting of many small units held together by chemical bonds was advanced by ____. 
A) Herman Staudinger
B) Leo H. Baekeland
C) John W. Hyatt
D) Alexander Parkes

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Herman Staudinger was the chemist who proposed the concept that polymers are long chains of atoms held together by covalent bonds, fundamentally changing the understanding of polymer chemistry.

The Idea That Polymers Were Long Linear Molecules Consisting of Many