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MHT CET · Chemistry · Polymers

A polymer which becomes soft on heating and hard on cooling, belongs to class of

  1. A Fibers
  2. B Thermosetting Polymer
  3. C Elastomer
  4. D Thermoplastic Polymer
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(D) Thermoplastic Polymer

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‘A polymer which becomes soft on heating and hard on cooling belongs to class of thermoplastics. When these polymers are heated, the polymer becomes soft enough to be moulded into various shapes, e.g. polyethene, polystyrene etc.