Question

Give one words
1). Plastic which is a poor
conductor of heat and used for making handles of cooking utensils.
2). Plastic which resists fir and used for coating firemen's uniform. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.thermosetting plastic

Ans. (a) the handles of a saucepan are made of thermosetting plastic because it is a bad conductor of heat and does not get heated up while cooking.

2.Melamine

Melamine is a fire retardant plastic, which resist the spread of fire. It is used in the uniform of fireman for the protection of human body form heat hazards.

Answer 2

Answer:

Melamine is poor conductor of heat and resists fire. Most of the synthetic fibres are poor conductors of heat and electricity. However, melamine is used as a coating on the uniforms of firemen as they are flame resistant.