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nevelica

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Identify gun cotton and indicate why it was important in the development of modern plastics.
 
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What is the first modern plastic that was synthesized with a specific set of properties in mind, who sponsored the work, and when was it done?
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Gun cotton or nitrocellulose is made from cellulose fibers that have been treated with nitric acid. This material was, perhaps, the first plastic since it was a substantial modification of a natural polymer and it could be shaped or formed. It served as the model for several other acid-derived cellulose products such as rayon, celluloid and cellophane.

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One correct answer would be Celluloid, invented by James Wesley Hyatt in 1868 . However, the first truly synthetic plastic that was made to a specification was nylon. The work was sponsored by the DuPont Company


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Reply #2 on: Aug 19, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 19, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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