Foundation
Chemistry Foundation
Coal Petroleum and Polymers
Question

The following products whose origin is coal tar is :

clay

cellulose    

naphthalene balls.

leather

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Solution

Coal tar is a thick black liquid produced during the destructive distillation of coal. It is a complex mixture of hundreds of compounds, primarily hydrocarbons. These compounds are the raw materials (feedstocks) for producing many synthetic products.

Among the options:

  • Clay and leather are natural materials, not synthetic products from coal tar.
  • Cellulose is a natural polymer found in plants.
  • Naphthalene balls are made from naphthalene (C10H8), a specific compound isolated from coal tar.

Final answer: naphthalene balls.