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Apparatus Required
Beakers
Conical Flask
Filtration Flasks
Vacuum Pump
Bent Tube
Glass Rod
50% Ammonia Solution
Dilute H2SO4
Filter Paper/ Waste paper
Procedure
The cellulose is dissolved in cuprammonium hydroxide
[Cu(NH3)4](OH)2
Rayon filaments are then removed from the acid bath, washed with
water and dried by keeping them on a filter paper. When the thrads
are completely dried, weigh them and determine the maximum
length of the fibre formed