What elements on the periodic table make up plastic?

Answer 1

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)

Answer 2

Oh, dude, like, plastic is made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes nitrogen. So, it's like a chemistry party in there. But hey, who really cares about the Periodic Table when you can just enjoy the convenience of Tupperware, am I right?

Answer 3

Plastics are primarily composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms, which are abundant in hydrocarbons. These elements are essential for forming the long chains of molecules that give plastics their unique properties. Other elements, such as oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, and sulfur, may also be present in smaller amounts to modify the characteristics of the plastic material.

Answer 4

Plastics 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

Answer 5

carbon 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...

Answer 6

Plastic is composed mainly of carbon and hydrogen atoms, derived from petroleum products like oil and natural gas. Other elements, such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and chlorine, can also be present in plastic formulations.

Answer 7

carbon and hydrogen for sure.

sometimes oxygen or nitrogen (depending on the type of plastic)

Answer 8

The principal constituents of plastics are

1. Resins

2. Plasticizers

3. Fillers

4. Stabilizers

5. Catalysts