JEE Main Chemistry question

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Each question contains ASSERTION (Assertion) and REASON (Reason). Each question has the 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

Statement 1 (Assertion): Nylon-6 is prepared by polymerization of caprolactam. Statement 2 (Reason): It is a polyamide.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Nylon-6 is indeed prepared by the ring-opening condensation polymerization of caprolactam, and nylon-6 is indeed a polyamide (it contains repeating amide linkages). However, simply stating that nylon-6 "is a polyamide" is a classification of

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Question ID VK-151469