The monomer of polyester is ___ .

Dacron

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Ester

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Ethylene glycol

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Ether

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Solution

The correct option is B
Ester

Polyester is made up of repeating units of chemical called esters. Esters are chemicals that often have a characteristic pleasant and fruity odour.

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How is dacron obtained from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid?

In which of the following polymers ethylene glycol is one of the monomer units?

	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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