Crosslinking Polymer Experiment

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Hands on Crosslinking Polymer Experiment Worksheet ------------------------------------------------- Please record your observations and answers below. Then copy and paste everything below this line into the submission box for Experiment 9 in Unit 6 7. Form the slime into a pancake shape with a diameter of about 2 inches. Set the pancake on a table top and measure its diameter after sitting for 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes. Record the observations in the table below. Time (minutes) | Diameter (inches) | | O | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 4.5 | 20 | 5 | | | Based on this data would you classify the slime as a solid or a liquid? Why? I would classify the slime as a liquid because the material is flowing outward and flattening out just like water would do only at a slower pace. 8. Form the slime into a log about 4 inches long. Holding each end quickly jerk the two ends apart. What happens? Carefully examine the pieces that are left. Does the slime behave more like a solid or a liquid? Why? The material breaks when it is pulled apart quickly. The slime behaves as a solid in this case because the material doesn’t conform and breaks apart such as breaking a piece of tape. 9. Reform the log from step 8. Now hold the two ends and very slowly pull the two ends apart. What happens? Does the slime behave more like a solid or a liquid? Why? The slime stretches out when you pull on it slowly. The material is behaving as a liquid because it is malleable and takes on a new shape without breaking. 10. Describe how cross linking the glue has changed its properties. The crosslinking has changed the glues molecular structure and created a polymer. The molecules have linked together to form the larger polymer molecules. This in return has made the glue have liquid and solid properties and has thickened the glue. 11. What do you

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