Which of the following is the correct name for the first commercially important synthetic polyamide?

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The first commercially important synthetic polyamide is nylon-66, which was invented by Wallace Carothers and his team at DuPont in 1935. It is called nylon-66 because it is made from two monomers: hexamethylenediamine (which has 6 carbon atoms) and adipic acid (which has 6 carbon atoms). Option A, nylon-6, is also a type of nylon but is made from a single monomer. Option C, nylon-6,10, is made from two monomers with 6 and 10 carbon atoms, respectively. Option D, nylon-10,6, is also made from two monomers with 10 and 6 carbon atoms, respectively, but in a different order than nylon-6,10.

Which of the Following Is the Correct Name for the First