Making nylon. Step 3 in the process of making nylon in the laboratory. Here, a sample of nylon is being picked up from the interface between layers of

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Making nylon. Step 3 in the process of making nylon in the laboratory. Here, a sample of nylon is being picked up from the interface between layers of aqueous hexane-1,6-diamine at the bottom and a solution of decanedioyl dichloride in cyclohexane floating on top.

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