JEE Main 2025 — Biomolecules Question with Solution
JEE Main 2025 (3 Apr Shift 2)
Question
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Wet cotton clothes made of cellulose based carbohydrate takes comparatively longer time to get dried than wet nylon polymer based clothes.
Statement II : Intermolecular hydrogen bonding with water molecule is more in nylon-based clothes than in the case of cotton clothes.
In the light of above statements, choose the Correct answer from the options given below
Statement I : Wet cotton clothes made of cellulose based carbohydrate takes comparatively longer time to get dried than wet nylon polymer based clothes.
Statement II : Intermolecular hydrogen bonding with water molecule is more in nylon-based clothes than in the case of cotton clothes.
In the light of above statements, choose the Correct answer from the options given below
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
BStatement I is true but Statement II is false
Step-by-step explanation
Cellulose derivcative has more number of hydroxy groups, so more H -bonding is present with water in cellulose derivatives cotton cloths.
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