The world's first fully synthetic plastic was:

Polystyrene

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Nylon

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Bakelite

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Teflon

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Solution

The correct option is C Bakelite
The world's first fully synthetic plastic was bakelite, invented in New York in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who coined the term plastics. Bakelite is made from carbolic acid (phenol) and formaldehyde and is referred to as a phenolic resin. Bakelite was the first thermosetting plastic.
Hence, the correct option is $C$ .

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