The IUPAC name for Teflon is:

polytrifluoroethane

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polytetrafluoroethane

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polytrifluoroethylene

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polytetrafluoroethylene

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Solution

The correct option is D polytetrafluoroethylene
The IUPAC name of Teflon is Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) which is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. $(C_{2} F_{4})_{n}$ .

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