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The chemical formula and any important properties. When it was discovered, first produced and if it is still in use today. What it is used for and its industrial importance. Its effect on the environment, the water supply, the atmosphere and health. How is this product disposed of? It is degradable? Possible alternatives to this compound.

The chemical formula and any important properties. When it was discovered, first produced and if it is still in use today. What it is used for and its industrial importance. Its effect on the environment, the water supply, the atmosphere and health. How is this product disposed of? It is degradable? Possible alternatives to this compound.

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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Task :  Organic halogen compounds

Please write a one-page commentary on one of the organic halogen compounds below and please include the following points:

  • The chemical formula and any important properties.
  • When it was discovered, first produced and if it is still in use today.
  • What it is used for and its industrial importance.
  • Its effect on the environment, the water supply, the atmosphere and health.
  • How is this product disposed of? It is degradable?
  • Possible alternatives to this compound.

 

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  1. 2,6-dichlorophenol
  2. 4-chloro-3-indoleacetic acid
  3. benzyl chloride
  4. bromomethane
  5. carbon tetrachloride
  6. CFCs
  7. chloromethane
  8. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
  9. ethyl chloride
  10. fluoroacetic acid
  11. hydrochlorofluorocarbons
  12. mustard gas
  13. paradichlorobenzene
  14. PCBs
  15. perfluorotributylamine
  16. phosgene gas
  17. polytetrafluoroethylene
  18. polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
  19. telfairine
  20. trichloroethylene

 

 

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