Which of the following is a polyester?

ANylon 6,6
BTerylene (Dacron)
CBakelite
DOrlon

Answer: B

Terylene is made from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid and has ester links in the chain. Nylon 6,6 has amide links, bakelite is a phenol-formaldehyde resin and Orlon is polyacrylonitrile.

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