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Q.1093: What percentage of strength paper retain when soaked in water and other common liquids?

Ans.

Liquid Relative Strength % of strength Retained
Dry Paper 13.7 100.0
Petroleum 12.1 88.3
Xylene 10.9 79.6
Hexanol 9.2 67.1
Amyl Alcohol 8.6 62.8
Butanol 7.9 57.7
Dioxane 7.2 52.6
Propanol 6.7 48.9
Acetone 6.3 46.0
Ethanol 3.6 26.2
Methanol 2.7 19.7
Glycerine 1.4 10.2
Water 0.4 2.9

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