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Sulfonation in the benzene hydrocarbon series gives polystyrene.(a) True(b) FalseI had been asked this question in a national level competition.Asked question is from Benzene and Its Derivatives topic in section Sulfonation and Sulfation of Unit Processes |
Answer» CORRECT choice is (a) True The explanation: Sulfonation in the benzene hydrocarbon series is that of POLYSTYRENE. TWO TYPES of product are of interest: one, water-insoluble, produced in bead form from STYRENE-divinylbenzene copolymer, and used as an ion-exchange resin; the other, water-soluble, made from styrene homopolymer, and employed as a synthetic gum, as a tanning agent, or as a soil-conditioning compound. |
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