Question

is plastic coated by the process of electroplating? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes. electroplating is a process to reduce the metallic cation so that a thin metallic layer can be applied on the plastics. In this way plastics are coated with metal layer

Answer 2

Answer:

No plastic cannot be coated by the process of electroplating because:

i. As we know that electroplating is a process in which one metal is coated with another metal.

 ii. Plastic is not a metal at all.

iii. In electroplating, the object to be coated must be a good conductor of electricity.

iv. But plastic is a material which is a bad conductor of electricity.

v. Hence, plastic cannot be coated on a metal by the process of electroplating.

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