alleryFreon 12 is manufactured by the Swarts reaction starting from what?
ATrichloromethane
BTetrachloromethane
CDichloromethane
DChloroethane
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Tetrachloromethane
Fluorinating tetrachloromethane by the Swarts reaction yields Freon 12.
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