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marin [14]
3 years ago
7

For centuries, sailors used tree sap (pitch) to seal the spaces between the planks on wooden boats. Explain why pitch worked wel

l as a sealant in this situation
Chemistry
1 answer:
o-na [289]3 years ago
5 0
Tree sap is a viscoelastic polymer, which means it's not really a solid but a very viscous (sticky) fluid. It's fluidity ensures that it can properly <span>seal the spaces between the planks on wooden boats. Not only that, the pitch sap is hydrophobic - it is water resistant as well. </span>
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