Question

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

Answer 1

Explanation:

We will design a circuit to see that thermoplastics are poor conductors of electricity. We need a bulb, some wires, a battery, a piece of metal, and a plastic pipe. Set up the circuit first with the metal and then with the plastic pipe (as shown in the figure).

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After you switch on the current, you will observe that the bulb glows in the former case. In the latter case, the bulb does not glow. Hence, a plastic pipe (which is a thermoplastic) is shown to be a poor conductor of electricity.

Answer 2

Answer:

Let us take a battery and bulb and form a circuit. When the switch is on then the bulb glows showing the passage of current but when a piece of thermoplastic is joined in the circuit the bulb does not glow. This shows that the thermoplastic is a poor conductor of electricity.