Ether can be used
(a) as a general anaesthetic
(b) as a refrigerant
(c) in perfumery
(d) all of the above
Answers
Ether can be used in all of the above preparations.
Explanation:
Ether also called as Diethyl ether has a wide range of usage. Some of them are as follows:
Medicinal use:
Ether is used an early anesthesia before surgery.
Refrigerant:
Diethyl ether is used as refrigerant and as a solvent at low temperatures.
Cosmetics:
It is used in the preparation of perfumes.
Other than this, it is used as starting fluid for engines which work on diesel, manufacturing of gunpowder which are smokeless and as a solvent for oils, gums, resins etc.
(d) all of the above
Explanation:
Ether, any of a class of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups. Ethers are similar in structure to alcohols, and both ethers and alcohols are similar in structure to water. Due to its anesthetic effects, ether is also used as an illicit drug to induce sedation and euphoria. Ether can also be used as a solvent to create perfumes, refine other waxes or fats, or create other drugs.
Option D is the correct answer.