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Teflon is an inert polymer. Why?

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Answered by Treo21
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It is composed of carbon and fluorine atoms which form very strong chemical bonds with each other.For this reason Teflon is highly unreactive causing it to have a very low coefficient of friction, allowing things slide across its surface very easily.

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Answered by vivek285984
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Polytetrafluoroethylene, better known as Teflon, is a synthetic fluoropolymer. A synthetic fluoropolymer is a fluorocarbon-based polymer with multiple strong carbon-fluorine bonds, making it highly resistant to solvents, acids and bases.

The discovery

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.

The science behind Teflon

Teflon is a polymer, which is made by joining together lots of smaller molecules called monomers. In this case, the monomer is tetrafluoroethene (TFE), and when polymerised it becomes poly-TFE, or PTFE as it's sometimes called.

Properties and appliances

Teflon's amazing properties are down to its structure. Like most polymers, Teflon has a carbon-based chain. However, instead of reactive C-H bonds which occur in most polymers, Teflon has all its hydrogens replaced by fluorines. These strong C-F bonds are extremely resistant to attack by any other reagents, making Teflon very inert. This means that no other molecules will react with or stick to Teflon.

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