Question

You are given two pieces of different types of fabrics which are labelled X and Y. Both the pieces of
fabrics are burned, one by one. The fabric X burns vigorously giving a smell of burning paper whereas fabric
Y burns slowly and curls away from the flame, it smells like burned hair or charred meat.
(a) Which fabric could be made of cotton ?
(b) Which fabric do you thing is made of silk?

Answer 1

Explanation:

X is made up of cotton because

It is a fibre which burns vigorously,no beads produced, smells like burning paper.

• Y is made up of silk because it burns slowly,no beads formed, smells like burning hair

Answer 2

Answer:

cotton is the planr oj allb