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Group 14 or carbon family
Question

CCl4 is used as fire extinguisher because

Moderate
Solution

The dense vapours of carbon tetrachloride forms a protective layer on the burning objects and avoids the oxygen or air to come in contact with the fire from the burning objects and provides incombustible vapours.

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