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Is cotton wool an element

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Cotton wool is cotton, a botanical resource. Chemically, it is not classified as an element.

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Is cotton wool a element?

The simple answer to your question is 'no'.Cotton is a plant -- botany. Wool is fabricated from fleece, which is removed from animals that grow it.Cotton wool is a misnomer on its face.An element is a substance made up of one type of atom.


What is more absorbent wool or cotton?

is wool more absorbent than cotton


Is there a difference from cotton balls and wool cotton?

Cotton, They're soft than wool (i guess) but i choose cotton


What are the natural fibers?

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Is there a difference from cotton balls and cotton wool?

yes. wool is from goats but cotton balls are made from cotton.


What are the four natural fibers?

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Is wool thicker than cotton?

Cotton is a botanical product: wool is spun from animal fleece.


What is the weight of a cotton wool?

Your answer depends on the quantity of cotton wool -- absorbent cotton that you want to weigh.


What is the common thing in cotton wool?

The common thing in cotton wool is cotton. Cotton wool isn't really wool -- it's cotton from which the large dirt and foreign objects have been removed. It is commonly used for first aid gauze or tampons -- Americans call it 'absorbent cotton'. (The term cotton wool is UK-centric.)


What is warmer cotton or wool?

Wool is generally warmer than cotton, due to the air spaces in wool.


What elements are in cotton wool?

Cotton wool is raw cotton with gross impurities removed. It is used for gauze and for tampons. In USA, the term is absorbent cotton: cotton wool is more UK-centric.


How does the cotton wool get be a jersey?

Generally, cotton wool is not spun into yarn per se.Cotton is cleaned then either fabricated into cotton wool or into cotton yarn. Cotton yarn is used in making jerseys.