JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Polymers / बहुलक Question Bank Composition, Properties and uses of Polymers

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    ?Rayon?  is

    A)                 Natural silk         

    B)                 Artificial silk

    C)                 Natural plastic or rubber

    D)                 Synthetic plastic

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

           ?Rayon? is man-made fibre which consists of purified cellulose in the form of long threads. Rayon resembles silk in appearance. Hence called as artificial silk.                    \[\underset{(\text{from woodpulp)}}{\mathop{\text{Cellulose}}}\,\underset{C{{S}_{2}}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{NaOH}}}\,\underset{(\text{Syrup like liquid)}}{\mathop{\text{Viscose}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,\]                 \[\underset{\text{into dil}\text{. }{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}}{\mathop{\underset{\text{Spinneret}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Pass}\,\text{through}}}}\,}}\,\,\underset{(\text{Fine silken thread)}}{\mathop{\text{Rayon}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,\]


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