Teflon is a trade name strongly associated with polytetrafluoroethylene, whose repeat unit is . The fluorinated chain gives the polymer a low-energy surface and high chemical resistance in many conditions.
Its familiar low-friction and nonwetting behavior belongs to a material surface, not to a free fluorine atom. Product formulations and other fluoropolymers sold under the same brand context should be specified separately when material identity matters.

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