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The fire extinguisher used under the trade name pyrene is

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CH4
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CH3Cl
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CH2=CHCl
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CCl4

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Correct option is D

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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