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Paper from mechanical pulp is stronger than that from chemical pulp.

(a) True

(b) False

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Question is taken from Mechanical Pulping in section Paper and Paper Based Packaging Materials of Food Packaging Technology

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Right choice is (b) False

Explanation: The given statement is true. Paper from chemical pulp is stronger than that from mechanical pulp. It is due to the presence of fiber bundles, broken fibers and fines in addition to the individual fibers.

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