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Plexiglass
>> name K. Mistry
>> status student
>> age 20s
>> Question - What is Plexiglass? Is it the same as
>> polycarbonate? and what are its electrical properties?
Plexiglas is the same chemically as Lucite: poly(methyl methacrylate).
Polycarbonate is Lexan. The elecrtical properties of Plexiglas are pretty
boring: it is an insulator.
Richard Barrans Jr., Ph.D.
Chemical Separations Group
Chemistry Division CHM/200
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
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