PTFE monomer

This is the monomer used to produce PTFE. It is an alkene and has a carbon=carbon double bond - it's functional group.
Hover over the functional group.

Functional Group

The carbon=carbon double bond allows the molecule to take part in addition reactions.

The answer is addition polymerisation.

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