Science, asked by tenzinpema45630, 9 months ago

why does a lump of cotton wool shrink in water

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Answered by Anonymous

Answer:

. A lump of cotton wool has a lot of air trapped inside the space present in its fibres. When this lump of cotton is immersed in water, all the air is replaced by water. Due to this the cotton lump shrinks down.

Answered by hcps00

Answer. A lump of cotton wool has a lot of air trapped inside the space present in its fibres. When this lump of cotton is immersed in water, all the air is replaced by water. Due to this the cotton lump shrinks down.

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