MEDIUM
8th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Out of the following materials:

Cotton, Nylon, Terylene, Wool, PET, Acrylic 

Which materials are polyesters?

Important Questions on Synthetic Fibres and Plastics

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Out of the following materials:

Cotton, Nylon, Terylene, Wool, PET, Acrylic 

Which material is a polyamide?

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Out of the following materials:

Cotton, Nylon, Terylene, Wool, PET, Acrylic 

Which material is used as a substitute for wool?

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Out of the following materials:

Cotton, Nylon, Terylene, Wool, PET, Acrylic 

Which material is used as a substitute for glass?

HARD
8th CBSE
IMPORTANT
The synthetic fibre A is chemically a polyamide whereas the synthetic fibre B contains a large number of ester groups. Another synthetic fibre C is made of a polymer D which consists of a number of glucose units joined one after the other.
(a) Which fibre could be (i) terylene (ii) rayon, and (iii) nylon?
(b) Name the polymer D.
(c) Which fibre (A, B, or C) is prepared from a natural raw material?
(d) Which fibre (A, B or C) contains the same type of groups as those in a PET jar?