Write name of monomer used to form nylon-6 polymer.
Q.2 (ii) Write name of monomer used to form nylon-6 polymer.
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Answer: Caprolactam
Nylon-6 is obtained by heating caprolactam (a cyclic amide with 6 carbon atoms) with a trace of water, which opens the ring to 6-aminohexanoic acid units that polymerise.
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