Question

Which is fully fluorinated polymer?

Answer 1

Fully Fluorinated polymers are those polymers which consist of the fluorine atom and if you have thoroughly gone through all the polymers and their monomers and properties, then you can easily answer the given statement accordingly. Now solve it.

Complete step by step answer:
- First of all, we should know what polymers are actually polymers. Polymers are the high molecular mass compounds, obtained by joining together a larger number of simple molecules through covalent bonds in a regular manner. The simple molecules which combine to form a polymer are called the monomers and this process of formation of the polymers is known as the polymerization and those polymers which are formed by the combination of two or more different monomers are known as the co-polymers.
- Now considering the statement as;
The fully fluorinated polymer is that polymer which consists of the fluorine. Example:- Teflon.
Teflon is also known as the Polytetrafluoroethylene and is an addition polymer of tetrafluoroethene. It is obtained by heating tetrafluoroethene with a free radical or persulfate catalyst at very high pressures as;
$n{{F}_{2}}C=C{{F}_{2}}\xrightarrow[high\text{ }pressure]{catalyst,Heat}-{{(-{{F}_{2}}C-C{{F}_{2}}-)}_{n}}-$
- Teflon is very tough material and is chemically very inert . it is resistance towards heat and attack by corrosive reagents such as acids and bases. It is a bad conductor of electricity.

Note: It is used as:
(1) as a material resistant to heats and chemical attack.
(2) for coating articles and cookware to make them non-sticky as non-stick utensils.
(3) for making gaskets, pump packings, valves, oils-seals etc.