Chapter 12, Problem 12.104AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The functional groups in the nylon molecules that make it hydrophilic are to be identified.

Concept introduction: Nylon is a polyamide that has two functional groups, at one end there is a carboxylic acid $\left(\text{-COOH}\right)$ and on the other end is an amine group $\left({\text{-NH}}_{\text{2}}\right)$ that both react to form an amide linkage in a polyamide.

To determine: The functional groups in the nylon molecules that make it hydrophilic.