Question

some research on plastics

Answer 1

pare versatile and flexible materials and they may be very suitable for use in your project. This may be an area of materials research that you need to investigate in detail. It is important that you read the information below and consider the type of plastic that will best suit your project.

All plastics are based on polymers and they are created by bonding molecules together.
 The terms monomer and polymer are very important in the plastics industry. A monomer is a relatively small molecule that can chemically bond to other monomers, forming a polymer. Remember, all plastics are polymers.  A MONOMER is a small molecule that combines chemically to other monomers to form a polymer
Example - derived from oil - a hydrocarbon ethylene molecule(seen opposite). Many modern plastics are manufactured from oil.An ethylene monomer forms a’ long chain monomer’ due to individual ethylene monomers joining together. This produces the polymer - polyethylene. This is a thermoplastic and is useful in the manufacture of 'plastic' bottles.