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introduction
Benzene is a chemical that is a colourless or light yellow liquid at
room temperature is hat a sweet odour and is highly flammable
Natural source of benzene include a volacanos and forest fire
benzene is also natural part of crude oil gasoline
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Hsitory of benzene
The word benzene drives historically gum benzoin sometimes called
Benjamin an aromatic resin known to European pharmacists an
perfumers sinc15th century as a product of southeast asia .
Michael farady first isolated and ind identifled benzene in 1825 from
oily residue derived from the production of illuminating gas giving is
the name bicarbonate of hydrogen
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Application of benzene in daily life
Ethyl benzene and styrene use to manufacture polystyrene plastic
engineering plastic ans synthetic rubber
Alkyl benzene used to detergents
Nitro benzene and aniline used to make dyes
Chlorobenzene and other intermediates used to produce
pharmaceutical specialty chemicals plastic glazing materials dyes
Cyclohexan used to make nylon products