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It is a hot summer day, Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon clothes respectively

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asked Nov 7, 2017 in Chemistry by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 26 ● 374 ● 812

It is a hot summer day, Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon clothes respectively. Who do you think would be more comfortable and why?

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answered Nov 7, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 61 ● 410 ● 939

Cotton being a better absorber of water than nylon helps in absorption of sweat followed by evaporation which leads to cooling. So Priyanshi is more comfortable, whereas Ali is not so comfortable.

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