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Fluorocarbon
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<p>Fluorocarbons are <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compounds</a> with <a href="/facts/Carbon-fluorine_bond/5owIII1f">carbon-fluorine bonds</a>. Compounds that contain many C-F bonds often have distinctive properties, e.g., enhanced stability, volatility, and hydrophobicity. Several fluorocarbons and their derivatives are commercial <a href="/facts/Fluoropolymer/lMxPIDGc">polymers</a>, <a href="/facts/Refrigerants/rI60t5zU">refrigerants</a>, <a href="/facts/Drug/FFFUI9n4">drugs</a>, and <a href="/facts/Anesthetic/0xG7I2ou">anesthetics</a>. </p>