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"Polyethene" is which kind of Plastic? Write any 3 uses of "Polyethene". 

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​Polyethene is a type of plastic material, it can be said that, plastic can be considered as a broad category, in which polythene is a subtype of the main category. 

Monomer of polythene is ethene. It is an example of thermoplastics.

Uses of polythene :
Polythene is used in packaging, making plastic bag, plastic films containers, bottles etc.
 
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Polyethylene, LDPE and HDPE: The most common polymer in plastics is polyethylene, which is made from ethylene monomers (CH2=CH2). The first polyethylene was made in 1934. Today, we call it low-density polyethylene (LDPE) because it will float in a mixture of alcohol and water.



Example- It is used in products and packaging such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, butter tubs, garbage containers, and 
water pipes.
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