Name the plastic obtained from the following raw material and state two uses of each kind of plastic?
a) ethane
d) propene
​c) tetra flouroethene

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The answer for the question is given in the following table :
S.No. Raw material Type of plastic Uses
(a) Ethane No type of plastic is formed by ethane, it should be ethene instead. Ethene forms polythene. 
  1. It is used as a packing material in the form of thin plastic film bags.
  2. It is used in the manufacture of containers (buckets, tubes, dustbins etc.)
(b) Propene Polypropene 
  1. It is used for packing of textiles and foods.
  2. For making ropes, fibres, heat shrinkable wraps for records and other particles.
(c) Tetraflouroethene Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon or PTFE )
  1. It is used as a material resistant to heat and chemical attack.
  2. For coating articles and cookware to make them non-sticky as non-stick utensils.

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