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    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), best known as Teflon, is a synthetic fluoropolymer discovered by Roy Plunkett in 1938. PTFE has numerous applications due to its unique properties which arise from carbon-fluorine bonds that are resistant to chemicals and temperature extremes. It has a covalent bond structure where carbon atoms share electrons with fluorine atoms in long chains. PTFE is a white solid with a high melting point and maintains strength and flexibility over a wide temperature range, making it non-stick.

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    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), best known as Teflon, is a synthetic fluoropolymer discovered by Roy Plunkett in 1938. PTFE has numerous applications due to its unique properties which arise from carbon-fluorine bonds that are resistant to chemicals and temperature extremes. It has a covalent bond structure where carbon atoms share electrons with fluorine atoms in long chains. PTFE is a white solid with a high melting point and maintains strength and flexibility over a wide temperature range, making it non-stick.

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    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), best known as Teflon, is a synthetic fluoropolymer discovered by Roy Plunkett in 1938. PTFE has numerous applications due to its unique properties which arise from carbon-fluorine bonds that are resistant to chemicals and temperature extremes. It has a covalent bond structure where carbon atoms share electrons with fluorine atoms in long chains. PTFE is a white solid with a high melting point and maintains strength and flexibility over a wide temperature range, making it non-stick.

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    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), best known as Teflon, is a synthetic fluoropolymer discovered by Roy Plunkett in 1938. PTFE has numerous applications due to its unique properties which arise from carbon-fluorine bonds that are resistant to chemicals and temperature extremes. It has a covalent bond structure where carbon atoms share electrons with fluorine atoms in long chains. PTFE is a white solid with a high melting point and maintains strength and flexibility over a wide temperature range, making it non-stick.

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    TEFLON(Polytetrafluoroethylene)

    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic flouropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene


    that has numerous applications. The best known brand name of PTFE-based formulas
    is Teflon by DuPont Co., who discovered the compound. PTFE gains its properties
    from the aggregate effect of carbon-flourine bonds, as do all fluorocarbons. The only
    chemicals known to affect these carbon-fluorine bonds are certain alkali metals and
    fluorinating agents such as xenon diflouride and cobalt(3) diflouride.

    History
    Polytetrafluroethylene was discovered by Roy Plunkett (photo, right), an American
    chemist from New Carlisle, Ohio in 1938. In an experiment to try and make a new
    CFC refrigerant, the tetrafluroethylene polymerized with the container it was in to
    make a white waxy substance called polytetrafluroethylene, later patented in 1941,
    and then commercially sold as Teflon in 1946.

    Type of Bond
    It has a covalent bond.Covalent bond is the electrostatic attraction between electrons
    and the nuclei of adjacent atoms.In this case 2 carbon atoms share electrons with 4
    flourine atoms.It also forms a long chain because it is a polymer.

    Properties
    PTFE is a thermoplastic polymer, which is a white solid at room temperature.
    According to DuPont, its melting point is 600 K (327 C, 620 F). It maintains high
    strength, toughness and self-lubrication at low temperatures down to 5 K
    (268.15 C, 450.67 F), and good flexibility at temperatures above 194 K
    (79 C,110 F).It is non stick.

    Why is it non-stick?

    In a molecule form fluorine becomes very inert.It only prefers other fluorine atoms.It
    repels other types of molecules. This can be shown in the diagram above. PTFE's
    resistance to van der waals force means that it is the only known surface to which a
    gecko cannot stick.For This reason also PTFE is used in everyday appliances such as
    a frying pan.

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