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What is the relation between monomers,polymers and Cellulose?
Monomers are the building blocks of more complex molecules, called polymers.
 Polymers consist of repeating molecular units which usually are joined by covalent bonds.
Cellulose is a long chain of linked sugar molecules that gives wood its remarkable strength. It is the main component of plant cell walls, and the basic building block for many textiles and for paper. Cotton is the purest natural form of cellulose. In the laboratory, ashless filter paper is a source of nearly pure cellulose.

Cellulose is a natural polymer, a long chain made by the linking of smaller molecules.


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