Tetrachloroethene, Cl2C=CCl2, is mainly used as

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Tetrachloroethene, $Cl X_{2} C = CCl X_{2}$ , is mainly used as

Aa monomer for PVC
Ban antiseptic in dressings
Ca dry-cleaning solvent
Dan anaesthetic

Answer: C

Cl X_{2} C = CCl X_{2}

(perchloroethylene) dissolves fats and oils without being flammable and is used for dry cleaning. Chloroform was an anaesthetic, vinyl chloride is the PVC monomer, and iodoform is an antiseptic.

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Answer: C

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