What is formed when a carboxylic acid and an amine combine? Give an example of the type of polymer that is formed by this reaction.

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Asif Mohammed · Answer 1 · 2022-12-24T22:15:56+0000

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The reaction between amines and carboxylic acids to form amides is biologically important. It is through this reaction that amino acids (molecules containing both amine and carboxylic acid substituents) link together in a polymer to form proteins.

What is formed when a carboxylic acid and an amine combine? Give an example of the type of polymer that is formed by this reaction.

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