Abstract
Oliver and Andrew
The problem was: What is the relationship between the naturality of a cloth and the amount of dye it absorbs? The hypothesis was: As the type of cloth changed from synthetic to natural, the color value would increase. Two natural cloths, cotton and wool, and two synthetic cloths, polyester and nylon, were cut into 50 1cm by 1cm squares. Next, they were dyed black in batches by cloth type. They were then ranked on color value. As a result, cotton had a rank of 8, wool had a rank of 6.5, polyester had a rank of 3, and nylon had a rank of 2. They were ranked using the OA Color Scale. The conclusion was that as the naturality of the fibers increase, the amount of dye it absorbs increases, for cotton, a natural fiber, had the highest ranking of 8. Natural fibers consistently outranked synthetic fibers as natural fibers had more dye absorbing molecules. This experiment could be applied to future experiments testing for molecule size and why it could affect how it absorbed dye, as well as helping individuals in the cloth dying industry.
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