Polymers
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- Created on: 22-01-13 19:25
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- Polymers
- Are made up of a very long chain
- Made of plastics
- Monomers undergo a polymerisation reaction to make a polymer
- Two types of plastics:
- Thermosoftening
- Individual tangles polymer strands.
- Melt when heated
- Thermosetting
- Polymer chains with cross links between them
- DO NOT melt when heated
- Thermosoftening
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