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The formula of DDT is

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Solution

The correct option is D
The full form of DDT is Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Paul Muller got nobel prize in 1948 because of discovery of effectiveness as an insceticide of DDT.

The structure of DDT is:

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

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