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What is the difference between plastic and polyethylene?

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Answered by mominashiraz2007
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Plastics are the materials which can be reshaped easily by applying heat and pressure. Polythene is a plastic, but all plastics are not polythene.

Answered by anushree92004
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Plastics:

Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass and often contain other substances. Plastics are derived from natural, organic materials such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and, of course, crude oil. Plastics can be classified into various types. Plastics are the source of innovations that contribute to sustainability, safety, longer lives and better performance.

polyethylene:

Polyethylene or polythene (PE) is the most common plastic in use today. Polyethylene is a lightweight, durable thermoplastic with variable crystalline structure, which is the most widely produced plastics in the world.

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