PVC is a close relative of polyethylene

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A metaphor used in explaining science

"Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is a close relative of polyethylene."

Royston M. Roberts (1989) Serendipity. Accidental discoveries in science

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.