HI MISS
IN THE PRACTISE SESSION YOU TOLD THAT ALL MATTERIS METALS, METADILES OR NON-METALS, THEN PLASTIC IS ALSO A MATTER(AS ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIE SPACE AND HAS WEIGHT IS CALLED A MATTER) SO PLASTIC IS METAL OR METADILEOR NON-METAL?

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Solution

The word metal, non metals and metalloid is used for elements. Plastic is made up of various nonmetal elements like carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and is a polymer.

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