Question

Explain it in a para.....​

Answer 1

Ans 1) Avoid the use of plastics as far as possible. Plastics are non-biodegradable materials. So use of plastics is harmful for our environment. The plastics cannot be finally disposed off. Thus, plastics should be avoided as far as possible.

Ans 2)Nylon is made when the appropriate monomers (the chemical building blocks which make up polymers) are combined to form a long chain via a condensation polymerisation reaction. The monomers for nylon 6-6 are adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine.

Uses of Nylon:

• Clothing – Shirts, Foundation garments, lingerie, raincoats, underwear, swimwear and cycle wear.
• Industrial uses – Conveyer and seat belts, parachutes, airbags, nets and ropes, tarpaulins, thread, and tents.
• It is used to make a fish net.
• It is used as plastic in manufacturing machine parts.

Properties of Nylon:

• Lustrous
• Elastic
• Very strong
• Damage resistant to oil and many chemicals
• Resilient
• Does not absorb water
• Dries quickly