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Rayon is different from synthetic fibres because

It has a silk like appearance.

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It is obtained from wood pulp.

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Its fibres can also be woven like those of natural fibres.

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Solution

The correct option is B It is obtained from wood pulp.
Rayon fibres are obtained by chemical treatment of wood pulp. Although it is obtained from natural source wood pulp, yet it is a man-made or synthetic fibre. Hence, it is different from other synthetic fibres which are not derived from natural sources.

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Rayon is different from synthetic fibres because

(a) it has a silk-like appearance.

(b) it is obtained from wood pulp.

Rayon is different from truly synthetic fibres because :

(a) it has a silk-like appearance.

(b) it is obtained from wood pulp.

(d) it can be dyed in wide variety of colours.

Question 2
Explain why Rayon is different from synthetic fibres ?

We have fibres, namely synthetic and natural. When talking about the synthetic fibres, we see that they are very different in properties from each other. For instance, Rayon is a synthetic fibre but it is very different from other synthetic fibres. How?

Q. Read the following statement and mark the correct answer

I. Artificially prepared synthetic fibre which resembles silk is known as terylene.

II. Rayon is not considered a synthetic fibre as it is regenerated from cellulose.

III. Bottles and jars are made up of PET.

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