Terylene is a polymer obtained from

Question

Terylene is a polymer obtained from (A) Ethylene glycol and glycerol (B) Ethylene glycol and glyceraldehydes (C) Ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid (D) None of the above

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

n H OC H_{2} \cdot C H_{2} O H + n H OOC \cdot C_{6} H_{4} \cdot COO H ⟶ - n H_{2} O

Ethylene glycol Terephthalic acid

Q. Terylene is a polymer obtained from

Ethylene glycol and glycerol

Ethylene glycol and glyceraldehydes

Ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid

None of the above

Ethylene glycol on reaction with terephthalic acid forms the polymer terylene(also known as Dacron or terene) which is used as synthetic fibre. nHOCH2​⋅CH2​OH+nHOOC⋅C6​H4​⋅COOH⟶−nH2​O​ Ethylene glycol Terephthalic acid

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

$n H OC H_{2} \cdot C H_{2} O H + n H OOC \cdot C_{6} H_{4} \cdot COO H ⟶ - n H_{2} O$ Ethylene glycol Terephthalic acid