Question

describe an activity to show that thermoplastic is a poor conductor of electricity​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Thermoplastics are poor conductors of electricity. To prove this creates a circuit. To create the circuit we require bulb, copper wires, a battery, a piece of metal, and a plastic pipe. Set up the circuit with the metal switch on the current, the bulb glows. Next set up the circuit with pipe switch on the current the bulb does not glow. From the experiment we conclude that plastic pipe (thermoplastic) cannot allow the current through pass it hence it is a poor conductor of electricity

Answer 2

Answer:

To show thermoplastic is a poor conductor of electricity.

Materials required: A battery, conducting copper wires, an LED bulb, a small PVC (thermoplastic) rod, a metal rod.

Experiment: We make a circuit by connecting two ends of the copper wires with the metal rod. Next, we replace it with the PVC rod.

Observation: The LED bulb glows when the metal rod is connected but does not glow when the PVC rod is connected.

Conclusion: Thermoplastic is a poor conductor of electricity.