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Synthetic rubber - class-VIII

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Heating rubber with sulphur is known as:

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vulcanization
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The formation of vulcanised rubber-

To improve these physical properties,
  • water repelent
  • Less water absorption
  • Resist for oxidising agents
  • Strength
 a process of vulcanisation is carried out. This process consists of heating a mixture of raw rubber with sulphur and an appropriate additive at a temperature range between 373 K to 415 K.On vulcanisation, sulphur forms cross links at the reactive sites of double bonds and thus the rubber gets stiffened, The correct option is [C].

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