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As it turned out, the photo the ranger took of Emily became one of her favorite memories of the day. Despite the accident, Emily had a great time at the park, and she learned a valuable lesson about being more careful with her belongings.

Acetal resin (Polyoxymethylene, Delrin®) is an engineering plastic. It's strong, stiff, and has low friction. You've used it if you've ever handled a zipper, a car door lock, or a gear in a power tool. The polymer backbone is a long chain of repeating acetals: (-O-CH₂-O-CH₂-)ₙ. acetally

From that day on, Emily made sure to be more careful with her camera, but she never forgot the funny story of how she accidentally ended up in the pond. As it turned out, the photo the ranger

In the strictest IUPAC sense, an acetal is a molecule with the formula: It's strong, stiff, and has low friction

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