1. Why plastic are used to store many chemicals and materials?
2. Write the names of a few appliances which are made by using different types of plastics.
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Answer:
1.Plastic bottles commonly used to store chemicals in a chemistry laboratory because plastics are non-reactive that is they dont react with other substances/ chemicals.
2.A plastic is a type of synthetic or man-made polymer; similar in many ways to natural resins found in trees and other plants. Webster's Dictionary defines polymers as: any of various complex organic compounds produced by polymerization, capable of being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes and films, or drawn into filaments and then used as textile fibers.
Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)
Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)Polycarbonate (PC)
Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)Polycarbonate (PC)Polyethylene (PE)
Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)Polycarbonate (PC)Polyethylene (PE)Polypropylene (PP)
Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)Polycarbonate (PC)Polyethylene (PE)Polypropylene (PP)Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET)
Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)Polycarbonate (PC)Polyethylene (PE)Polypropylene (PP)Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET)Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Acrylic or Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)Polycarbonate (PC)Polyethylene (PE)Polypropylene (PP)Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET)Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)