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9. The chemical-mechanical pulp method combines mechanical and cooking separation processes.
10. Opacity refers to the amount of light that can be seen through a sheet of paper.
11. In all three pulping methods, washing is used to remove all traces of chemicals and dirt from wood fibers.
12. True. Groundwood pulp is often referred to as mechnical pulp because it has been reduced to fibers by a mechanical grinding process.