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Bakelite is a condensation product of phenol with

  • A.hexamethylenediamine
  • B.formaldehyde
  • C.acetic acid
  • D.ethylene glycol

Answer: B

Correct answer: formaldehyde

Bakelite is the phenol-formaldehyde resin, made by condensing the two with elimination of water. Phenol is trifunctional towards formaldehyde, so the reaction builds a three-dimensional network and the product is a thermoset - hard, infusible, a good electrical insulator, and the first fully synthetic plastic, introduced in 1907.

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