Question

Surgeons spray ether to perform minor surgeries. Why?

Answer 1

1)Surgeons perform minor surgeries on the part of skin by spraying ether. 2)This is because, ether has low boiling point of 308 K and hence
evaporates at faster rate from the skin resulting in numbness in that part. 3)There fore,Surgeons spray ether to perform minor surgeries.

Note: Diethyl ether is used in an anaesthetic in hospital. Diethyl ether formula (C$2$H$5$)$2$O .