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Which compound was once used as a spot remover and fire extinguisher fluid and harms ozone?
ATrichloromethane
BCarbon tetrachloride
CDichloromethane
DTriiodomethane
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon tetrachloride was a cleaning fluid and fire extinguisher liquid and rises to the ozone layer, depleting it.
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