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_______ can be used as a starting material in the manufacturing of perfumes.

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Coal tar
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Coal gas
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Coke
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Coal
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Solution

The correct option is A Coal tar
Coal tar is a black coloured thick liquid with unpleasant smell and is obtained from coal. It is a mixture of about 200 substances. The by-products obtained from coal tar are used as starting materials in the manufacturing of synthetic dyes, perfumes, drugs, explosives.

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