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Latex can be collected from which of the following trees?
Latex can be collected from which of the following trees?
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The correct option is C Rubber tree
- Natural latex is produced by Hevea brasiliensis which is also known as rubber
tree.
- Latex is a
stable dispersion of polymer microparticles in
an aqueous medium and is
produced by 20,000 species from over 40 families. Rubber was given its present English name by the
British chemist Joseph Priestley in about 1770. It is a cloudy white liquid,
similar in appearance to cow milk. It is collected by cutting a thin strip of
bark from the tree and allowing the latex to flow into a collecting vessel over
a period of hours.
- Natural latex is produced by Hevea brasiliensis which is also known as rubber
tree.
- Latex is a
stable dispersion of polymer microparticles in
an aqueous medium and is
produced by 20,000 species from over 40 families. Rubber was given its present English name by the
British chemist Joseph Priestley in about 1770. It is a cloudy white liquid,
similar in appearance to cow milk. It is collected by cutting a thin strip of
bark from the tree and allowing the latex to flow into a collecting vessel over
a period of hours.
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