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COMEDK · Chemistry · 31. Polymers

Which one of the following is an example of step growth polymerisation?

  1. A Teflon
  2. B Neoprene
  3. C Nylon 6,6
  4. D Buna-S
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(C) Nylon 6,6

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Nylon 6,6 is an example of step growth polymerisation. As monomers adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine are bifunctional and form bond with the loss of simple molecules. The dimer formed also contains two functional groups, thus undergoes a series of condensation reaction in a…