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Grade 12Vectors

What is Gutta-Percha & how it is used ? What we can do with it ?

Profile image of Aishwarya Dhananjay Rade
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of SAHIL
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
HI DEAR
It is a hard tough thermoplastic substance which is the coagulated latex of certain Malaysian trees. It consists chiefly of a hydrocarbon isomeric with rubber and is now used chiefly used  for electrical insulation.
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Profile image of Sai Rakshit
9 Years ago
Gutta percha is the tans form of 1,3 poly isoprene i.e. natural rubber
It is mainly used in electrical devices