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Ayesha took out a thread from the edge of her new saree and burnt it. When burnt, it smelled like hair. The saree is most probably made of ______ fibres.
Ayesha took out a thread from the edge of her new saree and burnt it. When burnt, it smelled like hair. The saree is most probably made of ______ fibres.
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The correct option is A silk
When silk is burnt, it smells like hair because both silk as well as hair are made up of proteins. Instead, if we burn cotton, jute or coir, the smell will be similar to that of burning paper as they all are made up of cellulose.
When silk is burnt, it smells like hair because both silk as well as hair are made up of proteins. Instead, if we burn cotton, jute or coir, the smell will be similar to that of burning paper as they all are made up of cellulose.
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