Plastics are ________ water and therefore are used in making buckets.
A
lighter than
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B
soluble in
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C
insoluble in
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is A insoluble in
General properties of plastics are strength, weather resistance, durabilityetc. because plastics are high molecular weight organic compounds. And these organic compounds are hydrophobic in nature due to presence of hydrocarbons and thus make plastics water insoluble & therefore are used in making buckets.