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JEE Main 202120 JulyMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
20 July
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Environmental Chemistry

JEE Main 2021 · 20 July · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

Green chemistry in day-to-day life is in the use of:

Green chemistry in day-to-day life is in the use of:

Options

  1. AChlorine for bleaching of paper
  2. BLarge amount of water alone for washing clothes
  3. CTetrachloroethene for laundry
  4. DLiquified CO2{CO}_{2} for dry cleaning of clothes

Correct answer

D. Liquified CO2{CO}_{2} for dry cleaning of clothes

Step-by-step solution

Chlorine gas was used earlier for bleaching paper. These days, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)\left({H}_{2}{O}_{2}\right) is used with suitable catalyst.

Tetrachloroethene (Cl2C=CCl2)\left({Cl}_{2}C = {CCl}_{2}\right) was earlier used as solvent for dry cleaning. The compound contaminates the ground water and is also a suspected carcinogen. Replacement of halogenated solvent by liquid CO2{CO}_{2} will result in less harm to groundwater. Hence, given statement (4)( 4 ) is correct.

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