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What is Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) made from?
What is Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) made from?
- Solid beads of polystyrene with an expansion gas dissolved within (correct)
- Solid beads of polystyrene with air bubbles trapped within
- Solid beads of polystyrene without any expansion gas
- Liquid polystyrene with an expansion gas mixed within
How much larger do the expanded cells of EPS occupy compared to the original polystyrene bead?
How much larger do the expanded cells of EPS occupy compared to the original polystyrene bead?
- Approximately 40 times (correct)
- Approximately 60 times
- Approximately 20 times
- Approximately 80 times
Who initially started the commercial development of polystyrene?
Who initially started the commercial development of polystyrene?
- IG Farben in Germany (correct)
- Dow Chemical Co. in the US
- Ray McIntire at Dow Chemical Co.
- Styrofoam inventors
When was polystyrene foam more widely introduced by Dow Chemical Co.?
When was polystyrene foam more widely introduced by Dow Chemical Co.?
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'Styrofoam' was invented as a result of trying to make what?
'Styrofoam' was invented as a result of trying to make what?
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