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Pure metals are make up of the same type and same size of
atoms
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Bronze
= Cu +Zn
= Cu + Sn
Duralumin = Al + Cu + Mg
Steel
= Fe +C
Stainless Steel= Fe + Cr + Ni
SYNTHETIC
POLYMERS
MEANING OF POLYMER
Polymer : Large molecules make up of many identical repeating subunits called monomers which are joined together by covalent bonds
Polymerization : A process to join the monomer into chains by
repeated linking
NATURAL POLYMER
PROTEIN
STARCH
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CELLULOSE
NATURAL RUBBER
SYNTHETIC POLYMER
Polythene
Polypropene
Polyvinylchloride (PVC)
Perspex
Nylon
Terylene
TERYLENE
PERSPEX
NYLON
POLYTHENE
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MONOMER
Ethene
Polypropene
Propene
Polyvinyl chloride
(PVC)
Perspex
Chloroethene
Terylene
Hexane-1, 6-diol
Benzene-1, 4-dicarboxylic
acid
Hexane-1, 6-diamine
Hexane-1, 6-dioic acid
Nylon
Methylmethacrylate
USES
Plastic bags,shopping
bags,plastic containers and
insulation for electrical wiring
Piping,carpets,car batteries ,
ropes and bottle crates
(bekas letak botol)
Artificial leather, water pipes
and records (piring hitam)
Safety glass,reflectors,traffic
signs and lens
Clothing,sails and ropes
Ropes,clothings and carpets
GLASS AND
CERAMICS
FUSED GLASS
Composition :
Silicon dioxide
Properties :
High transparency
High melting point
Uses :
Mirror
Quartz
Soda-lime GLASS
Composition :
Silicon dioxide
Sodium oxide
Calcium oxide
Properties ;
Low melting point
Easily moulded
Uses
Windowpanes
Glass container bottles
and jars
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BOROSILICATE GLASS
Composition :
Silicon dioxide
Sodium oxide
Calcium oxide
Boron oxide
Properties :
High melting point
Resistant to heat
Uses
:
Cookware
Lab equipment
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CERAMICS
Ceramic
Strong
Hard but brittle
Electrical insulator
Resistant to heat
Resistant to chemicals
Able to withstand compression
USES OF CERAMICS
FARRAH WAHIDA ZULKIFLI
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