Synthetic fiberS
1)Fibres
Types of fibres
 Natural fibres come
from natural sources
like plants and animals.
Cotton, linen, hemp,
jute, flax, rhea, silk
cotton (simbal) coir and
others come from
plants. Wool and silk
are common fibres
obtained from animals.
 Synthetic fibres are
man-made fibres.
Synthetic fibres are
made from different
chemicals, hence each
kind of synthetic fibres
have their own
properties. Synthetic
fibres are more in length
and are long lasting. The
only limitation in
synthetic fibres is that
they are poor
absorbents of moisture
and they catch fire
easily.
Monomers And Polymers
Substances are made of units. A substance having
a single unit structure forming its particles
called a monomer (mono or monos means single;
mer means unit). In certain substances
thousands of units join together to form a large
unit, called polymer (poly or polus means many).
Polymer is made of many repeating units.
The process of joining together monomers to
form a polymer is called polymerization.
Monomers may combine in two different ways
to form a polymers:

synthetic fibers

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    Types of fibres Natural fibres come from natural sources like plants and animals. Cotton, linen, hemp, jute, flax, rhea, silk cotton (simbal) coir and others come from plants. Wool and silk are common fibres obtained from animals.  Synthetic fibres are man-made fibres. Synthetic fibres are made from different chemicals, hence each kind of synthetic fibres have their own properties. Synthetic fibres are more in length and are long lasting. The only limitation in synthetic fibres is that they are poor absorbents of moisture and they catch fire easily.
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    Monomers And Polymers Substancesare made of units. A substance having a single unit structure forming its particles called a monomer (mono or monos means single; mer means unit). In certain substances thousands of units join together to form a large unit, called polymer (poly or polus means many). Polymer is made of many repeating units. The process of joining together monomers to form a polymer is called polymerization. Monomers may combine in two different ways to form a polymers: