« previous next »

Author Question: What are three major determining factors in the price of plastics? What will be an ideal ... (Read 73 times)

Beheh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 520
on: Aug 19, 2018
What are three major determining factors in the price of plastics?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Define the term polymer and relate it to the term plastics.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


JaynaD87

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 368
Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The current price of raw materials, the cost efficiency of the processing method and the amount of plastic produced

Answer to Question 2

Polymer is a very long molecule made by joining many small molecules together. All plastics are polymers, but some polymers, for instance, natural polymers such as fur and leather, are not plastics.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.

Did you know?

There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

Signs of depression include feeling sad most of the time for 2 weeks or longer; loss of interest in things normally enjoyed; lack of energy; sleep and appetite disturbances; weight changes; feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness; an inability to make decisions; and thoughts of death and suicide.

Did you know?

Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).

Interaction web of factors that might influence locust population size. Interaction web of factors that might influence locust population size.
Rule of Nines. A method for determining percentage of body burned. Each different colored section re Rule of Nines. A method for determining percentage of body burned. Each different colored section re
Factors that Influence Pulse Rate Factors that Influence Pulse Rate
Standard reduction potentials of the major respiratory electron carriers Standard reduction potentials of the major respiratory electron carriers
Major Agricultural Crops Produced in the United States, 2011 Major Agricultural Crops Produced in the United States, 2011
Factors in replication of organelle genomes Factors in replication of organelle genomes
Video: Factors that influence muscle tension - Sarcomere length and force, understretched and overstretched

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library