What are uses ofi) DDT
ii) lodoformiii) Chloroform
iv) Carbon tetrachloride
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Iodoform was used earlier as an antiseptic, but now it has been replaced by other formulations-containing iodine-due to its objectionable smell. The antiseptic property of iodoform is only due to the liberation of free iodine when it comes in contact with the skin.
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USES OF DDT (Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane)
→ DDT is a cheap but powerful insecticide. It is widely used for sugarcane and fodder crops and to kill mosquitoes and other insects. It is particularly very effective against Anopheles mosquitoes which spread malaria and lice that carry typhus. Through its use, malaria has virtually been eliminated from India and large part of the world.
USES OF IODOFORM
→ It is used as an antiseptic for dressing wounds.
→ The haloform reaction is commonly used to distinguish between methyl ketones or methyl carbinols from other ketones and alcohols.
USES OF CHLOROFORM
→ It is used as a solvent for resins , rubbers , oils and fats , alkaloids , iodide and many other substances.
→ The major use of chloroform today is in the production of the freon refrigerant, R - 22.
USES CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
→ It is used in the manufacture of refrigerants and propellants for aerosol cans.
→ It is also used as a feedstock in the synthesis of chlorofluorocarbons (freons) and other chemicals.
→ It is used as a solvent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
→ Until the mid 1960's , it was widely used a fire extinguisher under the name pyrene, as a cleaning fluid in industry and as a decreasing agent and a spot remover at home.
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