Why does the treatment of cotton fabrics with dilute acids weaken the materials?

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Why does the treatment of cotton fabrics with dilute acids weaken the materials?

Cotton is hydrolysed completely to glucose

The fabrics are soluble in dilute acids

The molecular chains are partially broken

The molecular chain length f the fabric increases

The thread holding the fabric together Is completely destroyed.

Acids, Bases And Salts

Oxidation And Reduction

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