Innovating Science® - Synthetic Rubber

Show how the first synthetic rubber was made in United States by a reaction of sodium polysulfide with ethylene chloride. This produces a simple condensation polymer consisting of repeating units of ethane and polysulfide.

Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*

Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A; PS2.B
Performance Expectations: MS-PS1-2; MS-PS1-3; HS-PS1-2; HS-PS2-6
Cross Cutting Concepts: Structure and Function; Patterns
Engineering Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data; Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information

Kit Includes:
4 x 25mL Sodium Polysulfide Solution
1 x 25mL Ethylene Dichloride

DOT Info:
Small quantity exemption 173.4
THIS PACKAGE CONFORMS TO 49 CFR 173.4 for domestic highway or rail transport only

*"Next Generation Science Standards" is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards was involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to http://www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.