Question

Why is the name 'nylon ' give to a certain synthetic fabric? ?

Answer 1

It is thought that the word nylon came from the New york and London,but we call nylon as nylon 66 as it is the mixture of adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine and as these contain 6 carbon atoms for each molecule. But the nylon is also called as polyamide. So the main reason was because of its composition.


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