Question

How are the properties of thermosoftening and thermosetting polymers different? Use ​ideas about the structures of these two types of polymer to explain the differences. ​You may use diagrams to help in your explanation.

Answer 1

Thermosoftening plastics melt when they are heated.This means that they can be recycled , which involves melting them before making a new product. Thermosoftening plastics do not have covalent bonds between neighbouring polymer molecules, so the molecules can move over each other when heated and the plastic melts.