`'Rayon'` is

A

Natural silk

B

Artificial silk

C

Natural plastic or rubber

D

Synthetic plastic

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The correct Answer is:
B
Rayon is man-made fibre which consists of purified cellulose in the form of long threads. Rayon resembles silk in apperance . Hence called as artifical silk.
`underset("(from woodpulp)")("Cellulose")overset(NaOH)underset(CS_(2))tounderset("(Syrup like liquid)")("Viscope") overset("Pass through")underset({:("Spinneret"),("into dil. " H_(2)SO_(4)):})tounderset("(Fine silken thread)")("Rayon")`
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