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Why do the feet of the Gecko Lizard not stick to teflon

 

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Why do the gecko's feet not stick to a teflon surface?

 

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Age: <1; Male; Breed: Gecko

Submitted: 2423 days and 23 hours ago.
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Expert:  Mrs. Shead replied 2423 days and 4 hours ago.

Because Teflon surface has very weak vdW forces because the fluorine atoms bonded to the carbon chain have very tightly bound electrons. This means they are very hard to polarize, or form the dipoles needed for vdW forces (Van der Waals). That’s why teflon is so slippery and chemically unreactive. Basically Teflon has such a low surface energy even van der Waals forces don't work on it

 
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