Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Polymers

Question:

Choose the correct option out of the following choices.

Assertion: Rayon is a semi-synthetic polymer and is taken as a better choice than cotton fabric. 

Reason:Mechanical and aesthetic properties of cellulose can be improved by acetylation.

Options:

Assertion and Reason both are correct statement and the reason is not the correct explanation of the  assertion. 

Assertion and Reason both are correct statement and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.

Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

Assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion and Reason both are correct statement and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.

Explanation:

Assertion:
Rayon, also known as cellulose acetate, is a semi-synthetic polymer that has superior properties to natural cotton fibre. Due to this, it is taken as a better choice than cotton fibre. Hence, the assertion is a correct statement.

Reason:
The mechanical and aesthetic properties of cellulose can be improved by acetylation. Hence, Rayon, a product of acetylation of cellulose, has better properties than cotton. Hence, the reason is a correct statement.