What are Synthetic Fibres?

Last updated at April 16, 2024 by

Synthetic fibres are fibres made by human beings. They are based on polymers and are stronger than natural fibers

 

Different types of Synthetic Fibres are

  • Rayon
  • Nylon
  • Polyester
  • Acrylic

 

What is a polymer?

A large unit of chemical substance made up of many small units is called Polymer

Many small unit combine to form large unit of Polymer.

 

Explanation

The word ‘Poly’ means Many and ‘Mer’ means Part

Hence Polymer means Many Parts (Many parts of small unit combine to form large unit)



Example 1

A synthetic fibre like nylon is  a polymer as it is made of many small chemical substances joined together

Example 2

A natural fibre like cotton is also a polymer called "Cellulose",it is made up of large number of glucose units

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