Multiple choice

Which is widely used in the plastic industry for manufacturing bakelite?

  1. Ethyl alcohol

  2. Phenol

  3. Orth-cresol

  4. Catechol
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bakelite is a phenol-formaldehyde resin, the first synthetic plastic made from industrial components. Phenol reacts with formaldehyde under heat and pressure to form this thermosetting polymer. Ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent, cresols are phenol derivatives, and catechol is an isomer - none are the primary reactant.

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