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it is said that metals heat faster than why plastic bottles heat more faster and metal bottles keep cool

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There are different kind of plastics available. Some plastics are heat resistant while some are not. The plastics used in plastic bottles is not heat resistant and hence it gets hot faster. The metals have high heat capacity meaning that they absorb more heat to raise their temperature.

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