JEE Main Chemistry question

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Bakelite is a product of the reaction between

(A)Formaldehyde and NaOH
(B)Aniline and urea
(C)Phenol and methanal (formaldehyde)Correct
(D)Phenol and chloroform

Answer: (C)

Solution

Bakelite is a phenol-formaldehyde resin, formed by the condensation of phenol with formaldehyde (methanal) under acidic or basic catalysis, with loss of water at each step, giving a cross-linked

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Question ID VK-151339