How are the properties of thermosoftening and thermosetting polymers different? use ideas about the structures of these two types of polymer to explain the differences. you may use diagrams to in your explanation.

Thermosoftening plastics melt when they are heated.This means that they can be recycled , which involves melting them before making a new product. Thermosoftening plastics do not have covalent bonds between neighbouring polymer molecules, so the molecules can move over each other when heated and the plastic melts.