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Shailesh posted an Question
September 01, 2020 • 23:42 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
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#12. this hydrocarbon product was first used for its natural adhesive and waterproofing characteristics, but it was also used as a medicine. it was used to bind

#12. This hydrocarbon product was first used for its natural adhesive and waterproofing characteristics, but it was also used as a medicine. It was Used to bind building materials together, as well as to line the bottoms of ships. Ancient civilizations traded the material. Herodotus, a fifth-century BC Greek historian, claimed that the walls of ancient Babylon contained it. Name the material. (+4 marks, -1/4 negative mark)

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    Rahul kumar best-answer

    Answer: Bitumen Bitumen is a hydrocarbon product generally for industry use. Bitumen was first used for its natural adhesive and waterproofing characteristics, but it was also used as a medicine. It was used to bind building materials together, as well as to line the bottoms of ships. Ancient civilizations traded the material. Herodotus, a fifth-century BC Greek historian, claimed that the walls of ancient Babylon contained bitumen.

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    Bitumen, also known as asphalt in the United States, is a substance that forms through the distillation of crude oil. It has waterproofing and adhesive properties. Bitumen production through distillation removes lighter crude oil components, such as gasoline and diesel, leaving the “heavier” bitumen behind. The producer often refines it several times to improve its grade. Bitumen can also occur in nature: Deposits of naturally occurring bitumen form at the bottom of ancient lakes, where prehistoric organisms have since decayed and have been subjected to heat and pressure.

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