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Offline jazrhein

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chemical formula for paper dissolves in water
« on: February 10, 2013, 02:04:13 AM »
hi guys,
i was starting studying chemistry about paper dissolves in water
can you please help me to find out the correct chemical formula when paper dissolves in tap water..
what do you think when i preserve it about 1 month without opening it....what will be the resulting substance??



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Re: chemical formula for paper dissolves in water
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 05:08:11 AM »
Please don't cross post, asking your question in one place is enough.

Your question is impossible to answer. Paper is not a single substance, it is a mixture of substances, each of them reacts with water differently. Plus, there are different papers of different composition, and the destruction of the paper in water is partly just a chemistry and partly biochemistry - paper is attacked by many different microorganisms.
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Re: chemical formula for paper dissolves in water
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 07:11:35 PM »
I woudn't call it "dissolve" anyway.

Tiny fibres (mainly cellulose) compose a paper sheet. Water's main action is to separate the fibres, leaving them untouched. It's done when recycling paper.

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Re: chemical formula for paper dissolves in water
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2013, 09:41:39 PM »
OK THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION....it will help me a lot..

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