how r plastics, which are organic polymers, similar and different to polysaccharides?

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how r plastics, which are organic polymers, similar and different to polysaccharides?

2006-10-16 16:33:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Polysaccharides are one particular type of organic polymer. Some obsolete plastics were polysaccharide based, e.g. celluloid. Modern plastics use a variety of monomers as their bases, usually synthesised from mineral oil.

2006-10-16 16:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by cdrotherham 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i'm pretty sure plastics are inorganic polymers and polysaccharides are organic polymers. the difference is just the base material/ the monomer.

2006-10-16 16:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Well, for one, organic polymers are a lot easier to spell than polysaccharides.

2006-10-16 16:35:16 · answer #3 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋