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Is plastic a metal?.....................?
Is plastic considered a metal; if not, what category is ti in?
8 Answers
- ShellbackLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
No it is not a metal it is a chemical compound.
Plastic is derived from oil as its base product, thanks to refining oil and its leftovers, and some chemists we got plastic and the rest is history.
For instance HDPE plastic is High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) it is a chemical compound not even a hint of metal.
- 9 years ago
It's a kind of compound, not a metal. It usually contains some form of petroleum. Doesn't degrade like food very easily, which is why you shouldn't throw it away to a dump, but instead a recycle bin. You can always wiki or google it for what exactly a plastic is in depth.
- 9 years ago
Well Hazel
plastic is not an element it is a compound. It is not metal it is a polymor. It is formed by the long chain of monomor. It does not shows any property of metal. Ok
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- FarzinLv 59 years ago
It is an amorphous solid, made from various carbon based, oil extracted materials.
Not a metal by any chance!
- Anonymous9 years ago
Yeah I think it is a metal becuz its on the left side of the periodic table anything on the left side is a metal
- Anonymous9 years ago
No, it's a byproduct of petrol.
