What is the difference between thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic?

Some  plastics  can  be  bent  easily  while  some  break  when  forced  to  bend.  When  we  add  hot  water  to  a  plastic  bottle,  it  gets  deformed.  Such  plastic  , which  gets  deformed  easily  on  heating  and  can  be  bent  easily  are  called  thermoplastics.


On  the  other  hand,  there  are  some  plastics  , which  when  moulded  once,  cannot  be  softened  by  heating.  These  are  celled  thermosetting  plastics.

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 thermoplastic can be melted amd remoulded in any shape while thermosetting plastics cannot be meltad

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