Question

Neha went to the market with her mother to buy a silk saree for her grandmother. The shopkeeper was showing sarees of different varieties of silk but her mother wanted to take only a pure silk saree and not an artificial one. Neha was confused about how to distinguish between a pure silk and an artificial silk saree. But her mother helped her in selecting a pure silk saree for her grandmother and she was quite elated about that.

Now, answer the following questions:

(a) How did her mother distinguish between a pure silk saree and an artificial silk saree?

(b) Is the pure silk saree more costly than an artificial one?

(c) What values are shown by Neha’s mother?

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Answer 1

Explanation:

the best way to distinguish between real silk and artificial silk is the flame test

yes the pure silk saree is more costly