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Vulcanisation of natural rubber is carried out by heating it with

Achlorine
Boxygen
Csulfur
Dbenzoyl peroxide

Answer: C

Vulcanisation (Goodyear) is heating raw rubber with sulfur, which forms sulfur cross-links between the polyisoprene chains.

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