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JEE Main · 2008 · 27 Apr 2008 · Offline · Polymers

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Bakelite is obtained from phenol by reacting with
  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)HCHO✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Bakelite is a phenol-formaldehyde resin, so the reagent that condenses with phenol to build it is formaldehyde, . The reaction runs through methylol phenols that link up into a rigid three-dimensional, cross-linked network.

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