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Beheh

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What are three major determining factors in the price of plastics?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Define the term polymer and relate it to the term plastics.
 
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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.



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