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پلی‌اتیلن

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پلی‌اتیلن

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Also known as polythene, Polyethylene, PE, polyethene, poly(methylene)

thumb|140px|The repeating unit within polyethylene in the most stable staggered conformation

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Polyethylene is a plastic made from repeating units of a simple hydrocarbon molecule linked together in a chain. It's one of the most widely used plastics in the world because it's cheap to produce, flexible, and durable, making it useful for everything from bags and bottles to packaging materials.

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Subclass of
thermoplastic
Image
Polyethylene-3D-vdW.png
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Commons category
Polyethylene
polymer of
methylene group
time of discovery or invention
1898-00-00
shear modulus
0.117
CXSMILES
[*]CC[*] |Sg:n:1,2::ht|
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