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Home » Class 8 » Synthetic fibres and Plastics » Properties of Plastics

Properties of Plastics

Last Updated on July 3, 2023 By Mrs Shilpi Nagpal

Question 1 Why plastic containers are preferred for storing food?

Question 2 Why plastics containers are used to store chemicals?

Question  3 Why handles of cooking utensils are made of plastic?

Question 4 Why handles of screw drivers used by electricians are also made of plastic?

Question 5 Write few properties of plastics?

Contents

  • 1 Properties of Plastics
    • 1.1 (1) Plastic is Chemically unreactive
    • 1.2 (2) Plastics are Poor Conductor of Heat and Electricity
    • 1.3 (3) Plastics can be Moulded into Different Shapes
    • 1.4 (4) Plastics are quite Cheaper and Easily made
    • 1.5 (5) Plastics is Light, Strong and Durable

Properties of Plastics

(1) Plastic is Chemically unreactive

Plastics do not react with air and water. Due to this, plastics are resistant to corrosion. They are also often unaffected by various chemicals. The plastic containers are used to store various kinds of materials, including many chemicals.

(2) Plastics are Poor Conductor of Heat and Electricity

They do not conduct heat or electricity, so they be used as insulators. The handles of cooking utensils are made of plastic so that we can hold the hot cooking utensils safely. Since plastics are poor conductor of electricity, they are used as electrical insulator. Electric wires have plastic covering as insulation so as to protect us from electric current passing through them. The handles of screw drivers used by electricians are also made of plastic because it is an electrical insulator.

(3) Plastics can be Moulded into Different Shapes

Since plastics can be easily moulded, they are used to make a large variety of articles having different shapes and sizes such as buckets, mugs, furniture, bags, sheets, bags, sheets, slippers, electrical fitting.

(4) Plastics are quite Cheaper and Easily made

They are cheaper than metals. They are now widely used for making many of the household and industrial articles .

(5) Plastics is Light, Strong and Durable

It is because of the lower price, easy availability, lightweight, good strength, durability and corrosion resistance of plastic that the plastic container are preferred for storing food, water, milk, jams, pickles, squashes and soft drinks. Being lighter than metals, plastics are also used in cars, aircrafts and spacecrafts.

Other Notes from Chapter 3 Synthetic Fibres and Plastics

  • Synthetic Fibres
  • Types of synthetic fibres
  • Rayon
  • Nylon
  • Polyester
  • Poly Ethylene Terephthalate and Acrylic
  • Characteristics of Synthetic Fibres
  • Plastics
  • Types of plastics
  • Properties of plastics
  • Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable material
  • Harmful effects of Plastics
  • Steps to save environment from plastic waste

Filed Under: Class 8, Synthetic fibres and Plastics Tagged With: plastics are cheaper, plastics are light, plastics are poor conductor of heat and electricity, plastics are unreactive, plastics can be moulded into different shapes, properties of plastic, strong and durable

About Mrs Shilpi Nagpal

Author of this website, Mrs. Shilpi Nagpal is MSc (Hons, Chemistry) and BSc (Hons, Chemistry) from Delhi University, B.Ed. (I. P. University) and has many years of experience in teaching. She has started this educational website with the mindset of spreading free education to everyone.

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  1. Dhanpreet says

    April 28, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    Thanks mam

  2. Samarth MP says

    July 19, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    This was very helpful and easy answer for me . Fantastic !

  3. ramarao nalluri says

    November 24, 2021 at 6:33 am

    Thank you so much madam

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