Salicylic acid, picric acid, aspirin, nylon and plastics have a common raw material, namely:

phenol

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formic acid

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methane

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alochol

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Solution

The correct option is A phenol
Phenol is used as starting material in the manufacture of nylon, plastics, aspirin, picric acid, and salicylic acid, etc.

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