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Introduction-

Good morning I Tushar and my friend Biswajit are going to


perform

Any guess what has happened- Is it melting or burning

EXPLANATION -

It may look like Thermocol "melts" in the petrol . However,


the petrol is actually dissolving the polystyrene. In chemistry,
there is a common saying that "like dissolves like".
Thermocol and petrol are made of the same matter called as
alkene. Now the characteristics of both the ingredients are
lost and a new product is formed. This product shows the
character of neither a solid nor a liquid. It is a translucent
material which is brownish or yellowish white in color and
with viscosity more than that of a liquid and less than that of a
solid. While studying the properties of the material formed, it
is found that it looks like glue and can be used as a strong
adhesive.
Petrol is so expensive these days

It will be just cheaper to buy a superglue and use it

Make sure you do not repeat this at home as petol in highly


flammable and this was just an demonstation to the science
behind it

Thank you

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