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What was the 1st synthetic plastic made from?
What was the 1st synthetic plastic made from?
Cotton and camphor
What process can be used to separate the different chemicals in the raw materials used for making plastics?
What process can be used to separate the different chemicals in the raw materials used for making plastics?
Fractional Distillation
What are the small molecules that can be found in some of the fractions obtained from the raw materials used for making plastics?
What are the small molecules that can be found in some of the fractions obtained from the raw materials used for making plastics?
Monomers
What are the longer molecular 'chains' formed by chemically joining monomers together?
What are the longer molecular 'chains' formed by chemically joining monomers together?
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