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Why paper turns yellow over time?​

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Answered by avats673
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If eventually turns paper yellow because of oxidation. Paper is made from wood, which is made up mainly of white cellulose. Wood also has a lot of a dark substance in it called lignin, which ends up in the paper, too, along with the cellulose. The exposure of lignin to air and sunlight is what turns paper yellow.

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Answered by Avvid
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Paper is made up of wood, which contains cellulose & lignin. When this lignin is exposed to air, it undergoes oxidation & turns yellow in color.

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