Question

why are plastic preferred these days ?explain giving example

Answer 1

Plastic are strong, lightweight, electrical insulators and resistant to chemicals and they are generally cheaper than metal so these properties make them highly versatile materials for making numerous household and industrial goods.
For e.g.  Polythene, a thermoplastic is use widely as packaging material for liquid. Polystyrene is used for making electronic items.

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Answer 2

Plastic are used this because this is fibre which is present at large quantity and cheaper in cost . example soft drink are come in plastic bottles as they have produce more soft drinks so they use plastic to make bottles. plastic is also no get decomposed easily it take thousands of years