Question

The petroleum product used as a solvent for dry cleaning is:
(a) LPG (b) Diesel (c) Petrol (d) Paraffin wax

Answer 1

Explanation:

perchloroethylene

In dry cleaning, a petroleum solvent is used instead of water. It is "dry" only in the sense that it is not wet with water. In the early days of dry cleaning, this solvent was often kerosene or gasoline. Today the industry uses a solvent called perchloroethylene almost universally.

Answer 2

Answer:

In dry cleaning, a petroleum solvent is used instead of water. It is "dry" only in the sense that it is not wet with water. In the early days of dry cleaning, this solvent was often kerosene or gasoline. Today the industry uses a solvent called perchloroethylene almost universally