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Cotton fibers consist of cellulose polymers with neighboring polymers chains held together by hydrogen bonds between -OH groups in the glucose units. Due to these hydrogen bonds :

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cotton is insoluble in water
cotton can easily absorb ghee and OILS and therefore are used to make WICKS in traditional lamps
it is easier to iron cotton clothes when they are slightly WET or by applying steam to the clothes
cotton clothes have a high wear and tear than other fibers

Solution :When water is sprinkled on cotton clothes, cellulose forms H-bond with `H_(2)O` and when ironed, `H_(2)O` evaporates and cellulose molecules straighten and FORM bonds with each other.


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