Question

Based on the following statements, identify the type of polymer-plastic to which it belongs:
a) Polythene loses its shape everytime when it is heated.

Answer 1

Thermoplastics are the polymers that are mouldable above a specific temperature and solidifies after cooling. Mostly they are high molecular weight polymers. Examples are nylon, acrylon, ABS etc. Hence, polythene are thermoplastics.