"Plagiarism—taking the writings or ideas of another and passing them off as one’s own—of any type represents unethical conduct." ACS Style Guide, 3rd Edition, page 7.
ACS Style is the most common citation style for chemists.
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Probably not unless you plan on publishing your work publically (thesis or dissertation, journal article, etc). If you want to reuse images/figures from another author in your published work use the Copyright Clearance Center opens new window to find permission rules for various publishers.
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