Topics from July 2019
- Are there schools that accept plastic as fees?
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- Which is the first Indian state to ban disposable plastic bags?
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- Why is Modbury important?
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- What are the advantages of bioplastics?
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- Do we have an eco-friendly alternative to plastics?
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- Why is the documentary Albatross important?
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- Are animals harmed by polymers?
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- Is the packaging of Chips eco-friendly?
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- How does polyurethane affect our environment?
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- How safe are our feeding bottles?
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- How bad are polyethylene bags for us?
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- Are toys made of PVC safe?
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- What happens when PVC is burned?
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- How many times can we recycle plastic?
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- Can polystyrene cause cancer?
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- Are all polymers eco-friendly?
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- Why is silicone used to make cookware?
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- Does PVC have any medical applications?
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- Why is polyester a preferred clothing material?
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- Which polymer is used to make a petri dish?
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- Why is PVC used to make things like rain coats and shower curtains?
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- How is high density polyethylene different from low density polyethylene?
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- Why is low density polyethylene used to make a lot of products like squeeze bottles?
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- Which polymer is used to make food containers?
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- Which are the polymers used to make a backpack?
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- Which polymer is used for making umbilical cables?
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- Why is mountaineering impossible without polymers?
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- Racer’s Saviour
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- Why did race car drivers start wearing suits made of Nomex?
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- Is Nomex fireproof?
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- Do we have an alternative for wool?
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- Who discovered neoprene?
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- Which polymer is used to make wetsuits?
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- How is zylon connected with Formula One racing?
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- Do solar cooking stoves and nail polish have something in common?
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- Why is Teflon used to make non-stick cookware?
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- What is the chemical name of Teflon?
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- Are there other fibres like kevlar?
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- How is melamine made?
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- Who discovered Kevlar?
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- Which polymer is commonly used to make bulletproof vests?
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- How did nylon get its name?
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- How is nylon 6 different from nylon 66?
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- Were Nylon riots real?
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- Which was the first successful nylon product?
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- Why is Wallace Carothers associated with nylon?
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- Which polymer is used to make the bristles of a toothbrush?
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- Why is bakelite a material of thousand uses?
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- Who discovered the first synthetic plastic?
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- How did celluloid create history?
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- How is billiards connected to the invention of celluloid?
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- What are the benefits of using biopolymers?
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- Who invented erasers?
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- Why is rubber used to make tyres?
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- Who was the first person to vulcanize rubber?
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- Which are the products made of rubber?
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- How are microorganisms related to the process of polymerization?
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- Is cartilage a polymer?
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- Were roads named after polymers?
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- Can we wear polymers?
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- Does human skin share any similarity with that of animals?
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- Why was the tusk of a walrus used to make jewellery?
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- Which polymer is present in the outer shell of crabs?
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- Do whales have polymers in them?
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- Is there anything common between cellulose and starch?
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- Can we eat polymers?
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- Is life possible without polymers?
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- What is special about biodegradable polymers?
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- Why are some polymers stable at high temperatures?
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- How are molecules arranged in a polymer?
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- How is an organic polymer different from an inorganic polymer?
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- Is nylon a fibre?
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- How is a thermosetting plastic different from a thermoplastic?
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- Which material is used for making plastic bottles?
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- Why does a rubber band regain its original shape after it is stretched?
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- How is an addition polymer different from a condensation polymer?
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- How are polymers classified based on their structure?
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- How can we classify polymers?
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- Why is the World War II era a significant period in the history of polymers?
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- Who is known as the father of polymer chemistry?
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- Why is Hermann Staudinger an important figure in polymer chemistry?
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- What were some of the pioneering discoveries in polymer chemistry?
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- What is polymer degradation?
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- How are monomers combined?
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- What are the characteristics of polymers?
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- How are synthetic polymers made?
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- Can we chemically modify natural polymers?
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- What are synthetic polymers?
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- Are there polymers in nature?
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- Where does the word ‘polymer’ come from?
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- What are polymers?
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