Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Polymers

Question:

Choose the correct option out of the following choices.

Assertion: Polytetrafluoroethane is used for making non-stick cookwares. 

Reason:Fluorine has the highest electronegativity.

Options:

Assertion and Reason both are correct statement and the reason is not the correct explanation of the  assertion.

Assertion and Reason both are correct statement and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.

Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

Assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

Assertion and Reason both are correct statement and the reason is not the correct explanation of the  assertion.

Explanation:

Because it is chemically inert, thermally stable, and resistant to attack by corrosive chemicals, polytetrafluoroethene (Teflon) is used to make non-stick cookware.