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Which of the following would you expect to be elastomers and which thermosetting polymers...

Which of the following would you expect to be elastomers and which thermosetting polymers at room temperature? Justify each choice.

(a) Epoxy having a network structure


(b) Lightly crosslinked poly(styrene–butadiene) random copolymer that has a glass transition temperature of –50°C


(c) Lightly branched and semicrystalline polytetrafluoroethylene that has a glass transition temperature of –100°C


(d) Heavily crosslinked poly(ethylene–propylene) random copolymer that has a glass transition temperature of 0°C


(e) Thermoplastic elastomer that has a glass transition temperature of 75°C

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