Q. Which one of the following is a biodegradable polymer?

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Solution:

Biodegradable polymers are a special class of polymer that can be broken into small segments by enzyme-catalysed reactions, using enzymes produced by microorganism. From the given option (c) is a biodegradable polymer.

It is a nylon-2-nylon-6 or nylon-2, 6 polymer. It is an alternating polyamide copolymer of glycine and amino caproic acid and is biodegradable.

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