Q. First artificially synthesised fibre?
Solution:
- Rayon is a synthetic fiber, made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products.
- Nylon, the first synthetic fiber in the “fully synthetic” sense of that term, was developed by Wallace Carothers.
- Rayon is also known as Artificial Silk.
- First synthetic rubber- Neoprene.
- Rubber is soluble in Benzene.
- Paper is chemically cellulose.
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