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Give several reasons for the development and use of plastics.
 
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Identify and describe the forms of plastic resins
 
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Answer to Question 1

Demand for highly formable materials with properties that are not easily obtained with natural materials. Plastics permit greater flexibility in design and allow many of the innovative modern products to be made economically.

Answer to Question 2

Resins are usually liquids (like honey), granules (like laundry soap powder), flakes (like uncooked oatmeal), or pellets




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Reply 2 on: Aug 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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