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Plastics are made from several elements, mainly carbon and hydrogen. They also may have oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine or sulfur... etc. within them. The most common plastics are Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), High density polyethylene (HDPE), Polypropylene (PP), Low density polyethylene (LDPE); these contain only carbons and hydrogens. However common plastics like PVC have chlorine in their structure.
So it all depends on what plastic you're asking about. Look at the bottle of the plastic object in question. At the bottom there should be a symbol that has a number in it. These numbers correlate to the type of plastic resin that the object is made of. For example a milk jug here in the US is almost always a number 2 plastic... or HDPE
Cheyanne Tremblay
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∙ 11y agocarbon and hydrogen
sometimes even nitrogen or oxygen
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Why Plastic is an element?
Plastic is not an element. To be an element, a substance must have all the same type of atom. Once it has this, it can go on the Periodic Table. So, as plastic has many different types of atom in it, it's not an element.
How do you get melted plastic off an element?
Buy a new element.
What element is responsible for the green house affect?
the element is the things that are in the leathery like plastic in the plastic that covers the plants so its the type of plastic and the sun combined
Is plastic an element mixture or compound?
plastic is a compound .
What is plastic's atomic weight?
Its not an element....
Is plastic a element or a compound?
Plastics are made from more than one element and therefore are compounds.
What is the symbol of plastic?
Plastic is not an element nor a compound, so it will not have a symbol designated to itself.
Is plastic a mixture or compound or solution or element?
Is plastic an element or a compound ? A: Plastic is a Compound. jadiie xx
What kind of element is plastic?
Plastic is a large molecule called a polymer, and it's always a compound.
What is the pH number of plastic?
Plastic is not a element. It has not a atomic number.
Can plastic rust?
No, rust is specific to the element Iron.
Is an aluminum staple an element or compound?
The aluminum part of the staple is an element, but it probably has a thin plastic coating on it which is a compound.
