Plastics+Data+Table

Questions/Analysis

1) What kinds of plastics are your two unknowns? 2) Why would you not want to make a milk container out of polystyrene? 3) Which plastics would be good for making a kite? Why? 4) Why would it not be a good idea to fuel your cozy, indoor fireplace with plastics, especially one like polystyrene?

** PET ** ||  ** 2 ** ** HDPE ** ||  ** 3 ** ** PVC ** ||  ** 4 ** ** LDPE ** ||  ** 5 ** ** PP ** ||  ** 6 ** ** PS ** || ** Unknown 1 ** || ** Unknown 2 ** || Does it float in sugar water? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Does it bend easily? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Does it break easily? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Does it cut easily? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Does it bend after heating? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Smoke Color ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Flame Color ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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 * Test** || ** 1 **
 * **Density**
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