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How Come 100 solids of Polyurethane based Adhesive available in Liquid Form while 100 solids of polyurethane should be available in resin form?
Answer

Wiki User
September 13, 2011 5:34AM
water is a solid and it can be poured because the particles inside the water are movable
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