Polystyrene
Chemical compound
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Polystyrene is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. It is an inexpensive resin per unit weight. It is a poor... Wikipedia
Density: 0.96–1.05 g/cm3
Formula: (C₈H₈)ₙ
Symbol: symbol 6
Boiling point: 430 °C (806 °F; 703 K) and depolymerizes
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Melting point: ~ 240 °C (464 °F; 513 K) for isotactic polystyrene
Refractive index (nD): 1.6; dielectric constant 2.6 (1 kHz – 1 GHz)