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Chapter 27: Q5P (page 1189)

Polyethylene is used for the production of beach chairs as well as beach balls. Which of these items is made from more highly branched polyethylene?

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Beach balls are made from branched polyvinyl chloride resin, a low-density polymer. Branched polymers are flexible polymers helps to make these items.

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Polyethene polymer

Repeating units of ethylene monomers undergo polymerization to form polyethene. These are two types; one is linear polyethene polymer also known as high density polymer and second one is branched polyethene (low density polymer) polymer.Compared to linear polyethene polymers, branched polymers are more flexible.

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Uses of polyethene polymer

Branched polyvinyl chloride resin is used to manufacture beach balls because these resins can give flexibility nature to it. Branching helps to keeps the item not to be closely packed together.Beach chairs need to be rigid nature so, they are made from high density polyethene polymer.

Thus, the reason to use highly branched polymers in beach balls explained.

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