write whether the following statement is true or false natural rubber has a peculiar odour and white colour
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The statement given in the question is TRUE.
Natural rubber is harvested as latex from the rubber tree by a process called as tapping. Latex is white sticky and milky colloid, which is then coagulated and processed into dry forms for marketing.
Natural rubber consists of polymers of isoprene and forms of polyisoprene.
Natural rubber is known to have a strong and unpleasant odour.
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The statement is true.
Natural rubber is also known as India Rubber or caoutchouc. It has the property of elasticity. Nearly, 99 percent of this rubber is made from the latex collected from the tree species called Hevea brasiliensis. They are also called the rubber trees.
Rubber is made from latex. This is a runny, white liquid. It oozes from particular plants when they are cut. So it has a peculiar odour and white colour.Similar questions