Changing the properties of polymers and plastics（改变聚合物和塑料的特性）.pdf

Changing the properties of polymers and plastics You are going to investigate how the properties of polymers and plastics can be changed. You will be given four sets of polymers. Look at one set at a time. Describe the properties of each material in the set, paying particular attention to how the polymers are different from each other. Ignore the colour of your samples. Draw a diagram of the molecules of each substance using the diagram sheet to help you. Some diagrams will need to be used more than once. Explain why the polymers have different properties by describing their molecules and how they are different from each other. Think carefully about how you present your results. OC T O P O Y Changing properties – page 1 of 7, Index 3.1.5 H P P Changing the properties of polymers and plastics – list of properties The plastics and polymers you have been given may have some or all of the properties listed below. You can use each property in the list as many times as you need to or not at all. Ignore the colour of the plastics. Stretchy or elastic Rustly or noisy when moved Strong Weak Flexible Brittle Soft Hard. You can also use any othe