Organic peroxides
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Organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group. If the R′ is hydrogen, the compounds are called organic hydroperoxides. The O−O bond of peroxides easily breaks, produ
Iodine-starch test. Note the blackening (left) of initially yellowish (right) starch.
Polyethylene
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Polyethylene or polythene is the most commonly produced plastic. It is a polymer, primarily used for packaging. As of 2017, over 100 million tonnes of polyethylene resins are being produced annually,
Sample of granulated polyethylene
Carbon fiber bundle
A pill box presented to a technician at ICI in 1936 made from the first pound of polyethylene
Stainless steel and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene hip replacement