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Plastics are made through organic chemistry (the study of carbon compounds).
ALKENES are used to make plastics.
Plastics consist of many repeated monomers (small molecules).
The basic elements that make up most plastics are Carbon,Hydrogen,Oxigen,Nitrogen,Chlorine and Sulfur.(good job dumbo you spelled oxYgen wrong)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoPlastics are made from several elements, mainly carbon and hydrogen. They also may have oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine or sulfur... etc. within them. The most common plastics are Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), High density polyethylene (HDPE), Polypropylene (PP), Low density polyethylene (LDPE); these contain only carbons and hydrogens. However common plastics like PVC have chlorine in their structure.
So it all depends on what plastic you're asking about. Look at the bottle of the plastic object in question. At the bottom there should be a symbol that has a number in it. These numbers correlate to the type of plastic resin that the object is made of. For example a milk jug here in the US is almost always a number 2 plastic... or HDPE
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∙ 11y agocarbon and hydrogen
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It depends on the plastic...Teflon is carbon and fluorine, polyester is carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (which are in most plastics), epoxy also contains chlorine, polyurethane and nylon contain nitrogen...
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∙ 11y agocarbon and hydrogen for sure.
sometimes oxygen or nitrogen (depending on the type of plastic)
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∙ 12y agoThe principal constituents of plastics are
1. Resins
2. Plasticizers
3. Fillers
4. Stabilizers
5. Catalysts
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Is it true there are 7 groups or rows in the periodic table?
There are 18 groups that make up The Periodic Table of Elements.
How many elements make up period 6 in the periodic table?
There are 32 elements in the 6th period of the periodic table.
What types of elements make up most of the periodic table?
"metals"
What are more than 70 percent of the elements?
Metals make up most of the Periodic Table of Elements.
What sentence can you make using the words periodic table and nucleus?
Some elements in the periodic table have a nucleus that is surrounded by a cloud of electrons with a negative charge. This is one sentence using nucleus and periodic table.
How many elements make up the periodic table?
118 elements.
Why make the periodic table?
To make study of elements easier.To classify elements.
Did the Latins make up the periodic table of elements?
No they did not.
What elements on the Periodic Table make salt?
The answer is Group 17 Halogens.
What subatomic particle makes the periodic table in the order of elements that it is in?
The order of the periodic table is made according to the atomic weights of the elements. The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus make the atomic weight. Protons make the elements in order of the periodic table.
How many element is half of the periodic table?
including "unknown elements" there are 59 elements in half of the periodic table, not including them there is 55.5 Added: 92 natural elements/2 = 46 natural elements make up 1/2 periodic table.
Is it true there are 7 groups or rows in the periodic table?
There are 18 groups that make up The Periodic Table of Elements.
What is nal on the periodic table?
NaI is the compound named sodium iodide made of the elements sodium (Na) and iodine (I). You will find the elements themselves on the periodic table, not the compounds they make.
How many elements make up period 6 in the periodic table?
There are 32 elements in the 6th period of the periodic table.
What types of elements make up most of the periodic table?
"metals"
Who was or is Mendeleev in periodic tables?
He is the founder of the periodic table. He arranged the elements according to the atomic masses. Few changes are made in his periodic table to make the modern periodic table.
Why is the periodic table called the key of life?
It is called the key of life because all the elements or compounds of the elements of on the periodic table make up the world.
