Take the repeat unit of nylon 2-nylon 6 as one glycine residue plus one 6-aminohexanoic acid residue, -[NH-CH2-CO-NH-(CH

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Take the repeat unit of nylon 2-nylon 6 as one glycine residue plus one 6-aminohexanoic acid residue, -[NH-CH2-CO-NH-(CH2)5-CO]- (C8H14N2O2). Which statements are correct (C 12, H 1, N 14, O 16)?

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Both monomers are amino acids.

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The repeat unit has a molar mass of 170 g/mol.

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Each repeat unit contains two amide groups.

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It forms by chain-growth addition polymerisation of alkene monomers.

Take the repeat unit of nylon 2-nylon 6 as one glycine residue plus one 6-aminohexanoic acid residue, $- [NH - CH X_{2} - CO - NH - (CH X_{2}) X_{5} - CO] X^{-}$ ( $C X_{8} H X_{14} N X_{2} O X_{2}$ ). Which statements are correct (C 12, H 1, N 14, O 16)?

Answer: A, B, C

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Take the repeat unit of nylon 2-nylon 6 as one glycine residue plus one 6-aminohexanoic acid residue, −[NH−CHX2​−CO−NH−(CHX2​)X5​−CO]X− (CX8​HX14​NX2​OX2​). Which statements are correct (C 12, H 1, N 14, O 16)?

Answer: A, B, C

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Take the repeat unit of nylon 2-nylon 6 as one glycine residue plus one 6-aminohexanoic acid residue, $- [NH - CH X_{2} - CO - NH - (CH X_{2}) X_{5} - CO] X^{-}$ ( $C X_{8} H X_{14} N X_{2} O X_{2}$ ). Which statements are correct (C 12, H 1, N 14, O 16)?