Rubber is a material which can stretch and shrink.
Properties of rubber for kids.
It is a polymer it can be produced from natural sources e g.
It is made from petroleum coal oil natural gas and acetylene.
Many things are made from rubber like gloves tires plugs and masks.
Synthetic rubber is called latex used to make gloves silicone used to make footwear and in cars and neoprene used to make wet suits today synthetic rubber accounts for about 60 of the world s rubber production.
Synthetic rubber was first made in the 1930s.
Rubber is bouncy sure but that s just the start of its numerous properties.
Natural rubber or can be synthesised on an industrial scale.
Named for its property as an eraser to rub out pencil marks rubber is widely used.
The inherent physical characteristics of elastomers can be modified through compounding.