Caprolactam is used for the manufacture of:

Nylon-6,6

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Terylene

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Nylon-6

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Teflon

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Solution

The correct option is C Nylon-6

The above reaction is the transformation of monomer caprolactam into polymer Nylon-6. This type of polymerisation is ring-opening polymerization (ROP).Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a form of chain-growth polymerization, in which the terminus of a polymer chain attacks cyclic monomers to form a longer polymer.
So, caprolactam is used for the manufacture of nylon-6

Option (c) is correct

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