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Part 5: Polymers And Plastics
Shows how carbon's structure allows it to be the backbone for macro molecules, and why starch and not cellulose is digestible by humans. Further sections show the extreme non-organic case of diamonds and the discovery of nitrocellulose and its importance; give the definitions of thermoplastics, thermosets, and glass transition temperature; and look at celluloid, bakelite, and nylon.Release
2002
Minutes
15
Grade Level
I-S
Format
DVD
Shows how carbon's structure allows it to be the backbone for macro molecules, and why starch and not cellulose is digestible by humans. Further sections show the extreme non-organic case of diamonds and the discovery of nitrocellulose and its importance; give the definitions of thermoplastics, thermosets, and glass transition temperature; and look at celluloid, bakelite, and nylon.
This film is part of a series. The series title and other films in this series are listed below.
Atoms Of Fire - A Seven Part Series
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