Question

What is the difference between natural and artificial silk? How can we detect artificial and natural fibre? What are the examples of natural silk and artificial silk?

Answer 1

Artificial silk is man-made silk made in factories by using certain kinds of chemicals. Natural silk is obtained from silkworms or simply from nature.
The fabric which burns to give the smell of burning hair will be natural silk or pure silk. The fabric which burns to give the smell of burning paper will be artificial silk

Examples: Cotton, Silk, Wool, Jute and Hemp. Artificial fibre: Fibres that are manufactured in laboratories and are not directly obtained from any living source are called artificial fibres. Examples: Rayon, Nylon, Polyester, Acrylic and Aramid.