Preethi was unable to penetrate a hot pin through a pipe made out of one of the following materials. The pipe is most probably made of ________.
A
bakelite
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B
PVC
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C
polythene
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D
PET
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Solution
The correct option is A bakelite Bakelite is a thermosetting plastic and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity. It does not allow a hot metal pin to pass through it. This hot pin test can be used to check if a given substance is made of bakelite or not.