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What does the part ‘6, 6’ mean in the name nylon-6, 6???

What does the part ‘6, 6’ mean in the name nylon-6, 6???

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Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
3 years ago
Answer:
Nylon ‘6,6’ implies that it is a condensation polymer of two types of monomer molecules each containing six carbon atoms i.e. adipic acid (HOOC (CH2)4 COOH) and hexamethylenediamine (H2N CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 NH2)

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