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Q. Terylene is a polymer obtained from

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Solution:

Ethylene glycol on reaction with terephthalic acid forms the polymer terylene(also known as Dacron or terene) which is used as synthetic fibre.

$nHOCH _{2} \cdot CH _{2} OH + nHOOC \cdot C _{6} H _{4} \cdot COOH \stackrel{- nH _{2} O }{\longrightarrow }$ Ethylene glycol Terephthalic acid