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Do you mean the waxed kind, then it is because the wax covering is an organic compound with does not attract water, therefore water is not permeable through this layer.
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What is the chemical used to test for fat?
Testing for fats involves rubbing the solid against a white or brown paper bag. If the solid is fat, it will turn the paper translucent else, the paper will be wet or maintain its original state.
Scientists disagree about whether paper bags or plastic bags are less harmful to the environment. Which fact supports the opinion that plastic bags are less harmful than paper bags?
Making a paper bag uses about twice as much oil as making a plastic bag.
Why does the water turn brown when a tea bag is added in boiling water?
When a tea bag is placed in water, the water fills the tea bag. The soluble matter of the tea leaves, what essentially makes the tea, then diffuses into the water through the bag. The brown coloring is a result of this process.
What is the air pressure inside a papper bag?
The air pressure is the same, inside or outside the paper bag.
What is the chemical change when a paper bag rips?
There is no chemical change.
What is a brown paper bag made out of?
Brown paper.
What is the exact noun for container?
Exact nouns for containers can be bag, box, can, jar, bin, etc. Each of these nouns can have exact nouns such a 'bag' for example can be a grocery bag, a school bag, or a laundry bag. In turn, each of these nouns can have an exact noun, for example, a grocery bag can be a plastic grocery bag, a paper grocery bag, a reusable grocery bag, etc.
Who invented the bag?
I couldn't find who made the normal BAG... But I found out who made the first paper grocery bag: Margaret E. Knight (1838-1914) was an employee in a paper bag factory when she invented a new machine part to make square bottoms for paper bags. Knight can be considered the mother of the coomon day paper grocery bag.
Which one will you prefer paper bag or plastic bag in the grocery store?
I prefer a reusable bag to both of those.
Which is stronger grocery bag or plastic bag?
Paper bags. Because it is made from kraft paper and plastic grocery bags are made from plastic, which kraft paper is stronger than plastic, so paper bags can support more weight.
Why are brown paper lunch bags worst than plastic bags?
They are not. It is easier to recycle a brown paper bag than a plastic bag. However, a brown paper bag is more absorbent and can thus absorb germs etc.
Will banana brown faster in a paper bag or plastic bag?
plastic bag
What type of grocery bag keeps groceries colder?
insulated bag that you provide, then paper and plastic is last
Which can support more weight a paper or a plastic grocery bag?
Paper, the handles on the plastic are pretty weak.
What actors and actresses appeared in Brown Paper Bag - 1978?
The cast of Brown Paper Bag - 1978 includes: Michael Hearn as Star (1978)
How many trees make a brown paper bag?
You will only need one tree to make a brown paper bag. Just one tree will make several paper bags.
Why is a grocery bag containing all canned goods is harder to lift than a grocery bag full of paper goods?
Because gravity has a better hold on it ( It's heavier)
