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What is the most recognised system for describing colour?
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The three terms that The Munsell System uses to communicate colour are , and .
Describe the meaning of ‘hue’.
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‘Value’ describes the or of the colour.
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In paint terms, you can change the value of a colour by adding or .
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The or of a colour describes its ‘chroma’.
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Hue
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Value
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Chroma
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and are two systems, besides Munsell, which are used to communicate colour.
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The RGB colour system is used for colours. The primary colours are , and . The CMYK colour system is used for colours. The primary colours are , and .
Name the graphical image used to give us a visual illustration of a colour.
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Three types of sustainability are , and .
Give 4 key factors involved in environmental sustainability in the textile industry.
A company caring for its workforce and rewarding them appropriately could be described as an example of what?
‘A company being able to continue manufacturing and making a positive impact in the future’ could be described as an example of what?
From which part of the plant is cotton obtained?
What does the process of ‘scouring’ remove from the seed?
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Cotton is composed of fibres.
What are the basic building blocks of cellulose?
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Cellulosic fibres are natural plant-based fibres. Three other natural plant-based fibres are , and .
Which types of dyes can be used for cotton?
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bonds form between reactive dyes and cotton.
Covalent bonds between reactive dyes and cotton are…
The strong covalent bonds between reactive dyes and cotton means wet fastness is…
What are the main advantages of using reactive dyes on cotton? (select three)
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The main disadvantage of using reactive dyes on cotton is that they are more than other dyes.
What is polyester derived from?
Polyester is hydrophobic. What does this mean?
What type of dyes are used for polyester fibres?
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Hollow fibres
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Various cross sectional shaped fibres
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Disperse dyes are added to polyester fibres in a because they are only soluble in water.
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An extremely high temperature of up to 130ºC is required to add to polyester fibres, in order to increase the rate of of the dye into the fibre. The dye is added in the form of a because they are only soluble in water.
Match the types of bonds that are formed between disperse dyes and polyester fibre molecules and their strength.
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Van der Waal's forces
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Hydrogen bonds
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Why do disperse dyes give good wash fastness when applied to polyester?
This is due to their nature so the dyes, in addition to the fibres, water.
What is nylon derived from?
Name the process used to extract nylon.
What type of dyes are used for nylon fibres?
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Two examples of nylon fibres are and . Two properties of these fibres are that they are and .
Name a fibre other than nylon on which acid dyes are used.
Which chemical group on nylon fibres attracts the negatively charged (anionic) acid dyes?
Name the type of bond formed between acid dyes and fibres.
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Ionic bonds between acid dyes and fibres are to wet fastness is .
Levelling, fast, milling and super-milling are all examples of what?
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Levelling acid dyes consist of molecules. One advantage to this is migration into the fibre, giving even . One disadvantage is poor .
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