Answer to Question #290972 in Organic Chemistry for Cute

Question

Using your polymeric materials data collection and sorting table you or your class/team produced, please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

From the polymeric material samples collected:

1.Which polymeric material was most commonly collected?

2.What percentage of the total collection did the most common material represent?

3.Which polymeric material was the least common collected?

4.What percentage of polystyrene materials were collected?

5.What was the most common application collected for polyethylene terephthalate materials collected?

6.Ranking the polymeric materials collected from the most common to least common, where did high-density polyethylene rank in your sample?

Answer 1

Today, both High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) remain among the most commonly-used plastics

PET is a clear, strong, and lightweight plastic that is widely used for packaging foods and beverages, especially convenience-sized soft drinks, juices and water.