In chemical laboratories, volumetric flasks and graduated cylinders can be manufactured from polymers, such as polymethylpentene, or from traditional borosilicate glass.
State one physical advantage of using a volumetric flask made of polymethylpentene rather than one made of borosilicate glass.
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