Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Compound

List-II Use

(A) Dichloromethane

(I) in the manufacturing of propellants for aerosol cans

(B) DDT

(II) in the production of the Freon refrigerant R-22

(C) Trichloromethane

(III) as a paint remover

(D) Tetrachloromethane

(IV) as an insecticide

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

List-I Compound

List-II Use

(A) Dichloromethane

(III) as a paint remover

(B) DDT

(IV) as an insecticide

(C) Trichloromethane

(II) in the production of the Freon refrigerant R-22

(D) Tetrachloromethane

(I) in the manufacturing of propellants for aerosol cans

Each of these polyhalogen compounds has specific industrial and domestic applications:

  • (A) Dichloromethane ($CH_2Cl_2$): Widely used as a solvent in various industries. Its most common domestic and industrial use is as a paint remover. It is also used as a propellant in aerosols and as a process solvent in the manufacture of drugs.
  • (B) DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane): Originally developed during WWII to control malaria and typhus. It is a powerful insecticide, although its use has been strictly banned or restricted in many countries due to its high toxicity and environmental persistence.
  • (C) Trichloromethane (Chloroform, $CHCl_3$): Historically used as an anesthetic, its primary modern industrial use is in the production of the Freon refrigerant R-22.
  • (D) Tetrachloromethane (Carbon tetrachloride, $CCl_4$): Used in large quantities in the manufacturing of propellants for aerosol cans and refrigerants (like chlorofluorocarbons). It was also formerly used as a cleaning agent and fire extinguisher.