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Interpretation:
The given statement should be completed.
Concept Introduction:
Plastics are organic polymers of high molecular mass substances. Plastics are durable, lightweight, resistant to corrosion, chemical stress and have many more advantageous properties. But industrially special ingredients are added to plastic to enhance and alter to get desired properties to plastics.
Answer to Problem 7.1Q
Additives, Reinforcements and Fillers.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
______ are used for improvement or extension of the properties of plastics.
The special ingredients added to plastics in order to enhance or alter properties of plastics fall into three categories as additives, reinforcements and fillers. These ingredients improveprocess ability, surface finish, thermal and electrical conductivity, reduces material cost and many other properties.
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