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Offline Infared Jay

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Structural Bonding in Polymers
« on: October 29, 2007, 10:41:46 PM »
Hey everyone. :)

The question reads:

"Bakelite is a hard, rigid plastic that is used in the handles of kitchen cupboards and some pots and pans. Orlon is a polymer that is commonly used in clothing. How might the structural bonding of these polymers differ?"

All that comes to mind is that plastics have strong bonds, and that the Orlon is more flexible than the Bakelite.

Does that suffice a 2 mark question? I really cannot come up with an answer.

Thank you. :)
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Re: Structural Bonding in Polymers
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2007, 04:16:23 AM »
The question is about number of bonds and their directions - it asks about structural bonding.
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Re: Structural Bonding in Polymers
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2007, 06:29:02 AM »
Look up linear and crosslinked polymers.
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