Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The polymer formed on heating Novolac with formaldehyde is ______.
Options
Polyester
Melamine
Nylon 6, 6
Bakelite
MCQ
Fill in the Blanks
Solution
The polymer formed on heating Novolac with formaldehyde is Bakelite.
Explanation:
Phenol and formaldehyde combine to generate the linear polymer known as novolac. Novolac reacts further with formaldehyde to generate the three-dimensional Bakelite polymer.
\[\ce{\underset{(Linear polymer)}{Novolac} + HCHO -> \underset{(3D polymer)}{Bakelite}}\]
shaalaa.com
Is there an error in this question or solution?
