An artificial silk thread and pure silk are burnt How do they smell If a woollen fiber is - Science - Fibre to Fabric

Question

An artificial silk thread and pure silk are burnt How do they
smell? If a woollen fiber is burnt, Does it smell like burning pure
silk or artificial silk?

Ayush Gupta · Accepted Answer

Dear Student, The smell of the burning of real silk will be like
the smell of burnt hair whereas when synthetic silk is burnt, it
will produce smell like plastic Woollen fibre when burnt will give
smell like pure silk Regards

An artificial silk thread and pure silk are burnt. How do they smell? If a woollen fiber is burnt, Does it smell like burning pure silk or artificial silk?