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The document discusses how borax, glue, and water can be combined to create flubber. When these ingredients are mixed together, they form a colloid polymer where large polymer strands remain suspended in the liquid mixture rather than dissolving. A polymer is a large molecule composed of smaller molecules called monomers bonded together in a repeated pattern. Common examples of polymers include both synthetic materials like rubber, nylon, and plastic as well as some biological molecules.

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Polymer

The document discusses how borax, glue, and water can be combined to create flubber. When these ingredients are mixed together, they form a colloid polymer where large polymer strands remain suspended in the liquid mixture rather than dissolving. A polymer is a large molecule composed of smaller molecules called monomers bonded together in a repeated pattern. Common examples of polymers include both synthetic materials like rubber, nylon, and plastic as well as some biological molecules.

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molecules together to form the putty-like material.

In the flubber experiment, borax starts out as a solid, but creates a mixture with glue and water. The glue is also a liquid. When they are combined, they create a colloid polymer. A colloid is a mixture where the particles are too large to dissolve, but small enough to remain suspend in the liquid. With a polymer colloid, the suspended particles are long polymer strands. Polymer is a large molecules consisting of many smaller molecules bonded together in a repeated pattern. These smaller molecules are called monomers meaning

one part and a polymer may be made of one type of monomer or many. Common polymers include rubber, nylon, rayon, plastic wrap and PVC, in addition to a number of biological molecules

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