NEET ChemistryClass 12Polyhalogen compoundsMediumStatement based
Several polyhalogen compounds were once widely used but are now restricted. Which of the statements below about them are correct?
- Statement I: Chloroform is slowly oxidised by air in the presence of light to a poisonous gas, phosgene.
- Statement II: Carbon tetrachloride released into the air helps rebuild the ozone layer.
- Statement III: DDT is not metabolised quickly by animals and builds up in their fatty tissue.
- Statement IV: Freons are quickly decomposed near the earth's surface and rarely reach the stratosphere.
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