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Polytetrafluoroethylene or commonly called Teflon is a synthetic polymer used for insulation of cables as it is a poor conduct of electricity, to provide a coating as it resistant to chemical action, in nonstick frying pan.

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Polytetrafluoroethylene or commonly called Teflon is a synthetic polymer used for insulation of cables as it is a poor conduct of electricity, to provide a coating as it resistant to chemical action, in nonstick frying pan.

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What is the name of non stick chemical?

The name of the chemical used in nonstick coating is polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE. It's best known by its brand name Teflon.


Is PTFE hard or brittle?

PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or Teflon is a ductile material you can see some tensile test on YouTube to understand that.


What is The structure of gore tex fabric?

Gore tex is polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE. It is a polymer and all the carbon atoms in the backbone of the polymer chain are fully bonded to fluorine atoms, the C-F bond is so strong that neither oxygen nor UV light are sufficient to break it.


How is polytetrafluoroethylene prepared?

It is formed when chloroform is treated with the hydrofluoric acid and antimony trifluoride.Reactions:SbF3 800oCCHCl3 ---→ CHF2Cl ----→ CF2 = CF2HF -HCl (b.pt. -76oC)when polymerused tetrafluoroethylene forms a material which plasic like on appearance and is called Teflon.nCF2 = CF2 ----→ (- CF2 - CF2 -) n(Tetrafluoroethylene) (Teflon)


What are the types of polymers?

Polyethylene Polypropylene Polystyrene Poly(vinyl chloride) - (PVC) Polytetrafluoroethylene - (Teflon) Poly(methyl methacrylate) - (Lucite, Plexiglas) Polyacrylonitrile - (Acrilan, Orlon, Creslan) Poly(vinyl acetate) - (PVA) Natural rubber Polychlorprene - (neoprene rubber) Styrene butadiene rubber - (SBR) Polyamides - (nylon) Polyesters - (Dacron, Mylar, Fortrel) Polyesters - (Glyptal resin) Polyesters - (Casting resin) Phenol-formaldehyde - (Bakelite) Cellulose acetate - (cellulose is a polymer of glucose) Silicones Polyurethanes