What is the Chemical Composition of Silk?

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What is the Chemical Composition of Silk?

What is the chemical composition / formula of silk?

(What I mean is ... If Water is H2O, then what is silk?)

2006-12-18 10:51:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Its protein fiber.

2006-12-18 10:54:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Silk is made by worms and spiders so as a bio-product the composition would vary but most silk fabrics are made from worms so it is a natural protein fiber (? is the chem of protein?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk

2006-12-18 11:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Far more longer and complex. Silk is a protein.

2006-12-18 10:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Silkworm poop

2006-12-18 10:54:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋