The basic building block of polyester is

Dacron

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Ethylene glycol

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Terephthalate acid

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Polyethylene Terephthalate

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The correct option is
D

Polyethylene Terephthalate

Ethylene glycol and Terephthalic acid combine to form a compound polyethylene terephthalate which is the basic building block of polyester.
Polyethylene terephthalate is used for the manufacturing of shopping bags , water bottle etc

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How is dacron obtained from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid?

	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

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