halocarbon: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	halogenated hydrocarbon

Topics

polychlorinated biphenyl vinylic halide aryl halide alkyl halide fluorocarbon hydrofluorocarbon trichloroethylene benzene hexachloride tetrachloroethylene chlorobenzene dioxin DDT chlorophenol Freon tear gas phosgene chlordane aldrin cyanogen halide halon

Key People

Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday

British physicist and chemist