Advertisements
Advertisements
Questions
Discuss uses of freons.
Discuss the important uses of freon.
Describe the uses of the following compound:
Freon
Advertisements
Solution
- Freons are used as refrigerants in refrigerators and air conditioners.
- Its use as a refrigerant is being discouraged, as it destroys the ozone layer present in the upper atmosphere.
- It is used as a propellant for aerosols and foams.
- It is used as propellant for foams to spray out deodorants, shaving creams and insecticides.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The name of C2F4C12 is ______.
Assertion: In mono haloarenes, electrophilic substitution occurs at ortho and para positions.
Reason: Halogen atom is a ring deactivator.
Ethylidene chloride on treatment with aqueous KOH gives ______.
Classify the following compound in the form of alkyl, allylic, vinyl, benzylic halides.
\[\ce{CH3 – CH = CH – Cl}\]
Classify the following compound in the form of alkyl, allylic, vinyl, benzylic halides.
CH2 = CH – Cl
How will you prepare n propyl iodide from n-propyl bromide?
Write a chemical reaction useful to prepare the following:
Freon – 12 from Carbon tetrachloride
Explain the preparation of the following compound.
DDT
Explain the preparation of the following compound.
Chloroform
A hydrocarbon C3H6(A) reacts with HBr to form compound (B). Compound (B) reacts with aqueous potassium hydroxide to give (C) of molecular formula C3H6O. What are the (A), (B) and (C). Explain the reactions.
