Typically, cardboard is made from cellulose and natural fibers that are also made of paper. C6H10O5 is the chemical formula for cellulose.
Polysterne is the main chemical make up for styrofoam which is linked together through polymeristation.
What is the chemicals and their structures that make up waxes?
At room temperature, wax is simply a plastic but than melts when it hits a certain degrees.
Explain why water is attracted to cardboard and not styrofoam.
Because styrofoam is made of polystyrene and that wicks the water away, while with cardboard, the fibers attract the water with electronegativity of the hydrogen and oxygen. There is no charge in certain molecules with styorofam, therefore, no attraction to the water.
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