Question

Identify (X):

• A. $F_{2}C=C{F}_2$
• B. $ClFC=CFCl$
• C. $F_{2}C=CFCl$
• D. $F_{2}C=CC{l}_2$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $F_{2}C=C{F}_2$

The final product formed [X] is Tetrafluoroethylene.
It is prepared from by heating chlorodifluoromethane, which is made from chloroform by its reaction with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of antimony trifluoride.
Tetrafluoroethylene, a colourless, odourless, faintly toxic gas belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds is the starting material in the manufacture of polytetrafluoroethylene, a valuable synthetic resin.