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    CFCs were widely used as refrigerants and propellants due to their chemical stability, lack of toxicity, and low boiling points. However, they are greenhouse gases that damage the ozone layer when broken down in the atmosphere. While HCFCs and HFCs were introduced as alternatives, they still contribute to climate change. Alkanes have emerged as preferable replacements because they do not contain chlorine.

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    CFCs were widely used as refrigerants and propellants due to their chemical stability, lack of toxicity, and low boiling points. However, they are greenhouse gases that damage the ozone layer when broken down in the atmosphere. While HCFCs and HFCs were introduced as alternatives, they still contribute to climate change. Alkanes have emerged as preferable replacements because they do not contain chlorine.

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    CFCs were widely used as refrigerants and propellants due to their chemical stability, lack of toxicity, and low boiling points. However, they are greenhouse gases that damage the ozone layer when broken down in the atmosphere. While HCFCs and HFCs were introduced as alternatives, they still contribute to climate change. Alkanes have emerged as preferable replacements because they do not contain chlorine.

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    They are

    chemically
    stable,
    But are odourless,
    greenhouse non-
    CFCs are gases toxic, non-
    estimated But are flammable,
    to have a greenhouse easily
    lifetime in the H-C bonds are gases compressed,
    troposphere of broken in the have low
    approximately troposphere boiling points
    before they HCFCs Do not contain
    100 years. and HFCs Alkanes (evaporate
    have a chance chlorine efficiently)
    to reach the and have low
    They are also
    stratosphere. freezing points
    reformed, CCl3F + hv -
    leading to a > CClF + Cl so they don't
    chain reaction.
    Alternatives turn into solids
    very easily.
    Some of them
    reached the They were
    The problems History of CFCs
    stratosphere
    with CFCs CFCs first use in
    and began to the 1930s.
    photodissociate.

    This makes
    Huge amounts them very
    of CFCs useful as
    were used, refridgerents.
    putting lots
    of Cl radicals
    into the Also,
    stratosphere. propellents in
    aerosol cans,
    as blowing
    agents for
    expanded
    polystyrene
    and as dry
    cleaning
    solvents.

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