What is the name given to the polymers that can be melted and reshaped or heated and bent?

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reudhreghs
Feb 12, 2018

Thermoplastic polymers.

Explanation:

Thermoplastic polymers are long chains of hydrocarbons with intermolecular forces between the chains, which means they can be melted down into a viscous liquid with heat and then reformed into some other shape.

By contrast, thermosetting polymers form chemical bonds between chains, which cannot be melted down easily.

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