You are given two pieces of different types of fabrics which are labelled X and Y. Both the pieces of
fabrics are burned, one by one. The fabric X burns vigorously giving a smell of burning paper whereas fabric
Y burns slowly and curls away from the flame, it smells like burned hair or charred meat.
(a) Which fabric could be made of cotton ?
(b) Which fabric do you thing is made of silk?
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Explanation:
X is made up of cotton because
It is a fibre which burns vigorously,no beads produced, smells like burning paper.