2019 · Q115
People prefer to wear cotton clothes in summer season. This is due to the fact that cotton clothes are
General KnowledgeChemistry
- Agood absorbers of water
- Bgood conveyors of heat SOLVED papEr : 2019 (II)
- Cgood radiators of heat
- Dgood absorbers of heat
Explanation
Cotton is preferred in summer because its fibres absorb water (sweat) readily and allow it to evaporate, cooling the body. It is not a good conductor of heat, does not reflect heat especially well, and certainly does not absorb sweat poorly. Hence it is a good absorber of water.