Question

Acrylic is a natural fibre. True/False?

Answer 1

To answer this question, we need to know about the natural fibres and synthetic fibres and the difference between them. Here, the fibre named acrylic is given, we must know its origin in order to answer this question.

Complete answer:
Let us completely understand about the natural and synthetic fibres.
First, we should know about fibres. They are thread-like structures that are long, thin and flexible. These are spun into yarns and then made into fabrics. There are two types of fibers based on their origin i.e. natural fibres and synthetic fibres.
1. Natural fibres- Those fibres which are obtained from plants, animals or mineral sources. Examples of natural fibres are cotton, silk, wool etc. Natural fibres are further divided into two types based on their source i.e. plants and animals.
Natural fibres that are obtained from plants are wool and silk whereas obtained from animals is cotton and jute.
2. Synthetic fibres- Synthetic fibres are those fibres which are obtained from man-made polymers which are then designed to make a fabric. Polymers are obtained when many small units are joined together chemically. These fibres are made artificially in the industries from chemicals.
Some examples of synthetic fibres are rayon and nylon etc.
In the question, the given statement is false. Acrylic is not a natural fibre as it is not obtained from plants and animals. It is a synthetic fibre.

Note:
It must be remembered that nylon is the first synthetic fibre and it is the strongest fibres known to us. Synthetic fibres are also called manmade fibres. They are easy to maintain. They are cheaper than natural fibres.