Question

Which of the following statements regarding sodium carboxy methyl cellulose are wrong?

(a) Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose has high viscosity in dilute solution

(b) Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose is used as textile finish

(c) Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose is non toxic

(d) Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose is used as thickener in foods

I got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The above asked question is from Natural Products topic in division Natural Products of Chemical Technology

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose is used as textile finish

Explanation: The wrong statement is that Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose is used as textile finish as hydroxy ethyl cellulose that is used as textile finish by acid precipitation even though they have almost same uses.