Observe the following articles and name the substances used in making these articles.

Explain why the following are made of thermosetting plastics.

(a) Saucepan handles

(b) Electric plugs/switches/plug boards

Categorise the materials of the following products into ‘can be recycled’
and ‘cannot be recycled’:
Telephone instruments, plastic toys, cooker handles, carry bags, ball point
pens, plastic bowls, plastic covering on electrical wires, plastic chairs,
electrical switches.

Rana wants to buy shirts for summer. Should he buy cotton shirts or
shirts made from synthetic material? Advise Rana, giving your reason.

Give examples to show that plastics are noncorrosive in nature.

Should the handle and bristles of a tooth brush be made of the same material? Explain your answer.

‘Avoid plastics as far as possible’. Comment on this advice.

Match the following  of column I correctly with the phrases given in column II:

‘Manufacturing synthetic fibres is actually helping conservation of forests’.
Comment.

Describe an activity to show that thermoplastic is a poor conductor of electricity.

What are natural fibres?