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The fire extinguisher used under the trade name pyrene is

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a

CH2=CHCl

b

CCl4

c

CH4

d

CH3Cl

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Carbon tetrachloride CCl4, is widely used in fire extinguishers. The liquid vaporized and extinguished the flames by inhibiting the chemical chain reaction of the combustion process.

In 1910, The Pyrene Manufacturing Company of Delaware filed a patent to use carbon tetrachloride to extinguish fires under the name Pyrene.
Hence, option D is correct.

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The fire extinguisher used under the trade name pyrene is