Question

Pooja has to work in the laboratory. What kind of clothes should she wear? Give the reason for your answer.

Answer 1

Laboratory cloths:

• Synthetic fibres are man-made fibres, most of them are prepared from raw material petroleum called petrochemicals.
• Natural fibres can be classified according to their origin. The vegetable, or cellulose-based, the class includes such important fibres as cotton, flax, and jute.
• Synthetic fibres melt when heated. If they catch fire, they will melt and stick to the body of the person wearing them.
• So it is good not to wear clothes made of synthetic fibre while working in a kitchen.
• Therefore, Pooja is advised to wear clothes of natural fibres which prevent fire and not synthetic fibre-made clothes.