Is plastic a ionic compound or molecular compound?

Answer 1

No. Plastic is a mixture of covalent compounds.

Answer 2

Plastic is a molecular compound because it is comprised of long chains of molecules called polymers, which are made up of repeating units of smaller molecules. Ionic compounds are made up of positively and negatively charged ions held together by electrostatic forces.

Answer 3

Plastic is not a chemical, but there are many harmful chemicals in plastics.

so take caution! /).-

Answer 4

Plastic is actually a polymer of simple units joint by covalent linkages usually formed by condensation reaction. So, in answer to your question, plastics are covalent compounds.

Answer 5

Plastic is a molecular compound because the molecules in plastic surround it.