• Question: What is plastic made of

    Asked by anon-335224 to Dan on 6 Oct 2022.
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      Dan Day answered on 6 Oct 2022:

      Plastic is made up of polymers which are spaghetti-like molecules made up of lots of individual repeating units. Polymers are typically mixed with other additives to give the plastic different properties e.g. toughness, flexibility or colour

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