Question

Select the correct statement for thermoplastic polymer.

Options

• It does not become soft on heating under pressure. 

• It cannot be remoulded. 

• It is either linear or branched chain polymer.

• It is a cross-linked polymer.

Answer 1

It is either linear or branched chain polymer.

Explanation:

Thermoplastic polymers are those that are linear or slightly branched and have intermolecular forces of attraction in between those of elastomers and those of fibres.