Nylon 6-6 has a chemical structure that has linked units. The linkes units are caused by the amids.
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| Nylon is made as a substitute to silk. Silk is made from cocoons by silkworms. Silk is a protein, it is a polypeptide. A polypeptide is a macromolecule that repeats patterns. Because nylon was made to replace silk it also has a structure close to natural silk. Most of the repeat untis are linked together . Amide groups in nylon and silk are what make them good fiber. Amides are strongly attracted to eachother. Amides are molecules made up of nitrogen, carbon and oxygen. The amides are across from eachother and form hydrogen bonds together. The hydrogen bonds make nylon yarn strong. Nylon 6-6 has a chemical structure that has linked units. The linkes units are caused by the amids. |
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