alleryStart learning →DDT stands for
ADichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
BDibromodiphenyltrichloroethane
CDichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DDichlorodiphenyltrichloromethane
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
The name lists two chloro groups on diphenyl and three chlorines on an ethane unit.
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