The compounds that are used to make synthetic fibres come from raw materials such as petroleum-based chemicals or petrochemicals.
These materials are polymerized into a long, linear chemical that bond two adjacent carbon atoms.
Differing chemical compounds will be used to produce different types of fibers.
Hence the correct option is A.
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