Answer: 1. Ethylene is a stable molecule with two carbon atoms connected by a double bond. Polyethylene is made by the reaction of multiple ethylene molecules in the presence of a catalyst.
2. The term “plastics” includes materials composed of various elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, and sulfur.
3. Polyethylene (PE) is made by the reaction of multiple ethylene molecules in the presence of catalysts to break the double bond and connect the carbon atoms into a chain . The longer the chain, the higher the molecular weight. Polymers can have molecular weights in the millions.
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