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Polyester fibres are used for making hand-knit sweaters.

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Important Questions on Synthetic Fibres and Plastics

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Fill in the blank with correct option from the box.
_____ is used for making bottles and jars for storing food.
Wood pulp Polymer Artificial, man-made Polyester Monomer
Water PET Acrylic Petroleum Plastics
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Complete the following statement:
Base raw material for rayon is _____.
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Rayon is obtained from a _____ solution by passing it through a spinneret.

(List: polyvinyl chloride, monomer, viscose, silk, teflon)

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Fill in the blank with the correct option from the box.
Artificial silk is obtained from _____ (wood pulp/polyester).
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Nylon has a _____ tensile strength than cotton. (less/ high)
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PET is made from two kinds of monomers by the process of _____ polymerisation.
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Fill in the blank with the correct options from the box.

_____ is used to make wrinkle-free fabric.

Wood pulp Polymer artificial, man-made Polyester Monomer
Water PET Acrylic Petroleum Plastics

 

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Complete the following statement:
A mixture of fibreglass and rayon is used in _____.
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The full form of the popular polyester PET is _____.
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Complete the following statement:
 _____ is the synthetic fibre used as wool.
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Fill in the blank with the correct options from the box.

_____ is a substitute for wool.

Wood pulp Polymer Artificial, man-made Polyester Monomer
Water PET Acrylic Petroleum Plastics

 

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Acrylic fibres are synthetic fibres made from the polymer _____.
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Fibres created by combining two different fibres are called _____ fibres. (blended/ natural)
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Fill in the blanks with correct word given in the bracket.

(Cotton / Silk / Nylon)

_____ is used to make swimwear.

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_____ is a synthetic fibre whose raw material comes from plants.
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The first fully synthetic fibre was _____.