Indigo is applied to cotton as a vat dye. Which statement describes this process?
Correct answer A. It is reduced to a soluble leuco form, absorbed by the fibre, then oxidised back in air
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Correct answer A. It is reduced to a soluble leuco form, absorbed by the fibre, then oxidised back in air
Correct answer A. It binds the dye to the fibre by forming an insoluble complex
Correct answer B. Disperse dyes
Correct answer A. Direct dyes
Correct answer C. Wool, silk and nylon
Correct answer C. They form covalent bonds with the hydroxyl groups of cellulose
Correct answer B. Chloroethene, CH₂=CHCl
Correct answer A. Water
Correct answer B. Starch paste
Correct answer A. –N=N–
Correct answer C. A group of atoms responsible for the colour, such as –N=N–
Correct answer B. Pressure-sensitive adhesive
Correct answer B. Hot-melt adhesive
Correct answer A. Polychloroprene (neoprene)
Correct answer A. Polyvinyl acetate (PVA)
Correct answer D. A cross-linked thermosetting polymer forms
Correct answer A. Traces of moisture on surfaces start their polymerisation