JEE Main Chemistry question
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Each question contains ASSERTION (Assertion) and REASON (Reason). Each question has the 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
Statement 1 (Assertion): Bakelite is a thermosetting plastic. Statement 2 (Reason): In thermosetting plastics, the polymeric chains are held together by strong covalent bonds.
Answer: (A)
Solution
Bakelite is indeed a thermosetting plastic, since on moulding/heating it develops extensive covalent cross-links between its polymer chains, making it rigid and infusible once set — this is also the correct explanation for
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