JEE Main Chemistry question

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The polymer obtained by condensation of sebacic acid and hexamethylenediamine is named as

(A)Nylon-6
(B)Nylon-6-nylon-10
(C)Nylon-6,6
(D)Nylon-6,10Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

By convention, a nylon named "nylon-X,Y" is built from a diamine with X carbon atoms and a diacid with Y carbon atoms. Hexamethylenediamine has 6 carbon atoms and sebacic acid has 10 carbon atoms, so their condensation product

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Question ID VK-151464