The liquified gas that is used in dry cleaning along with a...

The liquified gas that is used in dry cleaning along with a suitable detergent is

Options

Awater gas
Bpetroleum gas
C $\mathrm{NO}_2$
D $\mathrm{CO}_2$

Correct answer

D. $\mathrm{CO}_2$

Step-by-step solution

Solvents used to dry clean clothes are usually chlorinated compounds which are carcinogenic. Suitable detergents which work in liquid carbon dioxide have been discovered to replace the chlorinated compounds. Thus,

\mathrm{CO}_2

is the liquified gas that is used in dry cleaning along with a suitable detergent.

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