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What is the common name of the polymer obtained by the polymerization of caprolactam? Is it…
What is the common name of the polymer obtained by the polymerization of caprolactam? Is it addition polymer or condensation polymer?
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AIThe polymer is Nylon-6 (Perlon).
It is a condensation polymer, formed by heating caprolactam with water (ring opening followed by polymerisation with loss of water).
From ISC 2020 Chemistry Paper 1, question 1(d)(i).