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Polymers
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Polyamide
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Description

Polyamide 6 is a semicrystalline Polyamide. Unlike most other Nylons, Nylon 6 is not a Condensation Polymer, but instead is formed by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Caprolactame; this makes it a special case in the comparison between Condensation and Addition Polymers.

Source: Wikipedia, Polyamide

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Benzene
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A
Unit of Measure
Metric Ton
Physical State

Solid

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Nylon 6 structural chemical formula and molecule model. Image Credit: Bacsica/Shutterstock.com
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