A branched polymer molecule is composed of a main chain with one or more substituent side chains or branches. Types of branched polymers include star polymers, comb polymers, brush polymers, dendronized polymers, ladders, and dendrimers.
Answer by Paul Jones. Confidence votes 68.1K. Rockhound. The mineral calcite is used in medicines (such as antacids), as a soil conditioner, as roadbed material and building stone (in the form of limestone and marble), in a variety of cosmetics and in toothpaste, and in the production of steel and cement.nswer by Paul Jones. Confidence votes 68.1K. Rockhound. The mineral calcite is used in medicines (such as antacids), as a soil conditioner, as roadbed material and building stone (in the form of limestone and marble), in a variety of cosmetics and in toothpaste, and in the production of steel and cement.
âorange calciteâ refers not to a distinct species, but to a color variety of the mineral calcite. As the most abundant of the 192 members of the carbonate class of minerals, calcite is a simple carbonate containing the elements calcium (Ca), carbon (C), and oxygen (O) in proportions of 40.04 percent calcium, 12.00 percent carbon, and 47.96 percent oxygen.