Question

if we burn silk fibre,it gives a smell of burning hair why​

Answer 1

Answer:

The protein Fibroin present in silk and the protein keratin present in the case of hair. ... This smell helps to find out the real silk. Silk does not have as strong an odor as the other animal fibres.

Answer 2

Answer:

The burning silk should smell like burning hair. They mainly consist of a fibrous protein. The protein Fibroin present in silk and the protein keratin present in the case of hair. This smell helps to find out the real silk