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GK QUESTION#3421

Which compound is a building block of polycarbonate, a hard clear plastic used in some beverage bottles and household products?

  1. ABisphenol ACorrect answer
  2. BTrifluralin
  3. CChrome alum
  4. DHeptachlor
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A. Bisphenol A

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Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a building block used to make polycarbonate, a hard, clear plastic formerly and currently found in some beverage containers and other products. This does not mean that every plastic bottle contains BPA; different plastics use different starting materials.

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