The major components of polyester areDacron and Nylon-Ethylene glycol and Nylon-Nylon and Terephthalic acid-Ethylene glycol amp-Terephthalic acid-

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Standard VIII

Chemistry

Polyester

The major com...

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The major components of polyester are

Dacron and Nylon

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Ethylene glycol and Nylon

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Nylon and Terephthalic acid

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Ethylene glycol &Terephthalic acid

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The correct option is D
Ethylene glycol &Terephthalic acid

Ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid undergo a condensation reaction (removal of a water molecule from the reactants) to form polyesters.

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How is dacron obtained from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid?

Match the polymers given in Column I with their commercial names given in Column II.

$\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I A . & P o l y e s t e r o f g l y c o l a n d p h t h a l i c a c i d & 1. & N o v o l a c B . & C o p o l y m e r o f 1, 3 - b u t a d i e n e a n d s t y r e n e & 2. & G l y p t a l C . & P h e n o l a n d f o r m a l d e h y d e r e s i n & 3. & B u n a - S D . & P o l y e s t e r o f g l y c o l a n d t e r e p h t h a l i c a c i d & 4. & B u n a - N E . & C o p o l y m e r o f 1, 3 - b u t a d i e n e a n d a c r y l o n i t r i l e & 5. & D a c r o n \end{matrix}$

Q. Q2- Ethylene glycol ,on oxidation with periodic acid gives ?

Q. Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.

	Column I		Column II
(A)	Buna-N	(i)	Phthalic acid and ethylene glycol
(B)	Nylon-6,6	(ii)	Terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol
(C)	Dacron	(iii)	Hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid
(D)	Glyptal plastic	(iv)	Acrylonitrile and butadiene

Q. Dacron is manufactured by heating a mixture of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid with one of the conditions given below.

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The major components of polyester are

The correct option is D Ethylene glycol &Terephthalic acid Ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid undergo a condensation reaction (removal of a water molecule from the reactants) to form polyesters.

The correct option is D
Ethylene glycol &Terephthalic acid

Ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid undergo a condensation reaction (removal of a water molecule from the reactants) to form polyesters.