 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

\b[False.] Take $\alpha=\omega$ and $\beta=\omega\cdot2$. Then
$$
\alpha+\beta=\omega\cdot3=\beta+\alpha,
$$
but associativity and the limit clause for ordinal multiplication give
$$
\boxed{\alpha\beta=\omega^2\cdot2,
\qquad
\beta\alpha=(\omega\cdot2)\omega=\omega^2.}
$$

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