JEE Main Chemistry question

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Which is considered to be the first synthetic polymer?

(A)Nylon
(B)Terylene
(C)LDPE
(D)BakeliteCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Bakelite, a phenol-formaldehyde resin developed by Leo Baekeland in 1907–1909, is widely regarded as the first fully synthetic polymer (prior materials like rayon were

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