Question

Differentiate between artificial silk and natural silk.

Answer 1

Answer:

The natural silk is the silk that is produced naturally by the silkworm, however, artificial silk is produced with some artificial techniques where the worm is burned in the cocoon only. To identify the difference, burn the silk you have

Answer 2

Explanation:

The fabric which burns giving a smell of burning hair will be natural silk or pure silk.

The fabric which burns giving a smell of burning paper will be artificial silk.

Just like silk, wool is also made up of proteins.