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Advantages and disadvantages of plastic apparatus

Answer Text:
Advantages and disadvantages of plastic apparatus.
Advantages
- Have lower chances of breaking.
- They are relatively cheaper to buy.
Disadvantages:
- Plastics tend to react with some laboratory chemicals
- may not be transparent and hence reactions cannot easily be observed as they progress.
- plastics materials are difficult to wash and rinse after experiments.
- They cannot be used in heating experiments.