Teflon is an example of polymer which is a/an

polyamide

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addition Ploymer

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polyster

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formaldehyderesin

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The correct option is B addition Ploymer
TEFLON - It is an addition polymer prepared by heating tetrafluoroetane with a free radical.
$n C F_{2} = C F_{2} C a t a l y s t - ------- \to H i g h p r e s s u r e - [C F_{2} - C F_{2} -]_{n}$
Tetrafluoroetane Teflon
POLYAMIDE - These are polymers possessing amide linkage and Teflon doesn't contain any amide linkage.
POLYSTER - These are polycondensation products of dicarboxylic acids and diols.
FORMALDEHYDE RESIN - It can refer to many formaldehyde polymers such as melamine formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde.

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