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definition small thermosetting plastic​

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A ᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏsᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ ɪs ᴀ ᴘᴏʟʏᴍᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪʀʀᴇᴠᴇʀsɪʙʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ʀɪɢɪᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ. Sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏsᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏsᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏʟʏᴍᴇʀ. ... Hᴇᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ғᴏʀ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏss-ʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴏʟʏᴍᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs, ᴄᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ.

Answer 2

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Such a material is also known as a thermoset or thermosetting polymer. Initially, the polymer is a liquid or soft solid. Heat provides energy for chemical reactions that increase the cross-linking between polymer chains, curing the plastic.

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