Plastics Flashcards
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What are the properties of PVC?
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PVC is a strong plastic, can be flexible and is used to make shower curtains and rain coats, or it can be rigid and used to make gutters and drain pipes
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What are plastics and what are they made of?
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Plastics are man made materials. Most plastics are made from crude (unrefined) oils.
Simple hydrocarbons called monomers are taken from the crude oil and these react together to form polymers. These polymers are used to make plastics
