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Vulcanisation is used in processing of:

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Rubber
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Polythene
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Bakelite
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Liquid fuels
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Solution

The correct option is A Rubber
Vulcanization is a chemical process in which the rubber is heated with sulphur, accelerator and activator at 140160C. The process involves the formation of cross-links between long rubber molecules so as achieve improved elasticity, resilience, tensils strenght, viscosity, hardness and weather resistance.The probable structures of vulcanised rubber molecules are depicted below:

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