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Alkanes and HDPE

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Kekemato_BAP:
I'm kinda curious on this...

Is HDPE just a really long alkane?
AND
Is something like propane or butane a really short HDPE polymer? Could you make octane petrol with the HDPE process?

Are they any different in group classification as an alkane??

jakesilove:

--- Quote from: Kekemato_BAP on July 08, 2017, 10:37:03 pm ---I'm kinda curious on this...

Is HDPE just a really long alkane?
AND
Is something like propane or butane a really short HDPE polymer? Could you make octane petrol with the HDPE process?

Are they any different in group classification as an alkane??

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All you need to know is that HDPE is high density polyethylene, and occurs when the polymer has very little side branching. This allows it to compress to a higher degree, making it hard and versatile. It is used for things like piping. Beyond that, you really would be studying beyond the curriculum, so I don't think there's much of a need to go into that here. Be able to draw it (a couple Ethylene monomers), describe it, and cite its uses/properties

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