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IF PVC IS A BAD CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY AND HEAT, HOW IS IT KNOWN AS A THERMOPLASTIC ,WHICH GETS DEFORMED ON THE ACTION OF HEAT?

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PVC is a bad conductor of heat that is why it gets deformed on heating.
Substances which conduct heat they do not undergo deformation on heating eg... Iron, copper, aluminum and all the other metals...

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