JEE Main Chemistry question

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Condensation of caprolactam gives:

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

Answer: (B)

Solution

Caprolactam, a cyclic amide (7-membered ring), undergoes ring-opening condensation polymerisation to give nylon-6, whose repeat unit is . Nylon-6,6 instead comes from

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Question ID VK-151502