plastics

Question 1

what is plastic

Answer 1

plastic is a man-made material

Question 2

what other materials has plastic took over

Answer 2

Plastics have taken the place of traditional materials like woods and metals.

Question 3

what do most synthetic plastics come from?

Answer 3

Most synthetic plastics come from crude oil but coal and natural gas is also used

Question 4

what happens when crude oil is defined?

Answer 4

when crude oil is defined, gasses are given off. the f
gasses are broken down into Monomers. These are chemical substances consisting of a single molecule. Thousands of these are linked together in a process called Polymerisation to form new compounds called Polymers.

Question 5

what are some plastics derived from?

Answer 5

Some plastics are derived from natural substances such as animals, insects and plants but most are man- made. These are named Synthetic Plastics.