Polyhalogen Compounds and their Uses
Polyhalogen Compounds and their Uses: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Chloroform, Carbon Tetrachloride, Iodoform, Dichloromethane, Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT), Oxidation of Chloroform by Air and Sunlight and, Freons and Ozone Layer Depletion
Important Questions on Polyhalogen Compounds and their Uses
Chemical formula of Freons :

Write one use of dichloromethane and one harmful effect of it on the body.

Write down some important properties of chloroform.

Write down some important properties of DDT.

Write down some important properties of iodoform.

Write down some important properties of carbon tetrachloride.

Write the balanced equation for the following: Chloroform reacts with chlorine.

Write the balanced equation for the following:
When chloroform is oxidised by air.

How to form DDT?

What is chlorofluorocarbon ?

The molecular formula of Freon 12 is

Freon is

Alkaline hydrolysis of chloral hydrate produces a compound which is used as a solvent and preservative for anatomical specimens and also has anesthetic properties. is prone to aerial oxidation in presence of sunlight to give a poisonous compound which may be made non-poisonous by adding dilute solution of ethanol which converts it into a non-poisonous compound
How many moles of will be added to followed by acidic hydrolysis to give alcohol?

Trichloro acetaldehyde reacts with chlorobenzene in presence of sulphuric acid to form a compound , is a organic insecticide. Total number of chlorine atom present in compound is:

Why the dichloromethane used as solvent?

List out the uses of dichloromethane.

Complete the following reaction: .

Explain why chloroform is always kept in closed dark coloured bottles.

Write the common name of carbon tetrachloride with its structure.

Write any two uses of carbon tetrachloride.
