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Example of a biodegradable polymer pair is

  1. A nylon- 6,6 and terylene
  2. B PHBV and dextron
  3. C bakelite and PVC
  4. D PET and polyethylene
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(B) PHBV and dextron

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The polymers which disintegrate by themselves during a certain period of time by enzymatic hydrolysis and to some extent by oxidation, are known as biodegradable polymers. Example \(\rightarrow\) Poly- \(\beta\)-hydroxy-butyrate-co- \(\beta\)-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV), which is…