out of three materials polythene , polyvinyl chloride and polyesterene which mateeial is best suited to cover electric wires and why?
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Polypropylene (PP) Polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications, including food packaging, textiles, laboratory equipment, automotive components, and polymer banknotes. It is unusually resistant to many chemical solvents, bases and acids. It is much less brittle than HDPE.
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"Plastic" is a term applied to any material which can be molded or bent into shape. So for instance soft toffee, modeling clay or red hot iron is plastic because it can be reshaped. In general, though when we speak of plastic, we mean polymers or synthetic materials made from petrochemicals.
There are at least 10 different types of plastics used in the home, the type used depending on the application. Many of these plastics can be recycled and are marked with a symbol and numeric code indicating the plastic type.
Types of Plastic Used Around the Home
There are lots of different types of plastics used in and about the home. The most common ones are:
Polyethylene (Polythene)
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) also known as vinyl
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
Nylon
Polyesters, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) being the most common
Acrylic
Polycarbonate
Polyurethane
Note that these numbers are not the plastic ID codes. See the information about each plastic below for codes.
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