Please help me with the question below. A detailed explanation to aid in understanding is welcome. Draw a section of the chain (four or five repeating units) of each of the following head-to-tail polymers:(a) syndiotactic poly(vinyl alcohol)(b) isotactic poly(a-methylstyrene)(c) atactic 1,2-polybutadiene(d) syndiotactic poly(1,2-difluoroethylene)

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Draw a section of the chain (four or five repeating units) of each of the following head-to-tail polymers: (a) syndiotactic poly(vinyl alcohol) (b) isotactic poly(a-methylstyrene) (c) atactic 1,2-polybutadiene (d) syndiotactic poly(1,2-difluoroethylene)