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Plastic articles are available in all possible shapes and sizes. Can you tell why?

Plastics can be easily moulded and thus can take any shape and size easily and hence are used to make a variety of objects. Moreover, they are insulators. Making them in the required shape is very easy when compared to other materials.


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