JEE Main20253 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual
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
Options
- AStatement I is false but Statement II is true
- BStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- CBoth Statement I and Statement II are true
- DBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
Correct answer
B. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Step-by-step solution
Cellulose derivcative has more number of hydroxy groups, so more H -bonding is present with water in cellulose derivatives cotton cloths.