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Question : The expanded form of DDT is :(A) dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane(B) dichloro diethyl trichloroethane(C) dichloro dipyrydyl trichloroethane(D) dichloro diphenyl tetrachloroacetate

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dichloro diphenyl TRICHLOROETHANE 
dichloro diethyl trichloroethane 
dichloro dipyrydyl trichloroethane 
dichloro diphenyl tetrachloroacetate 

Solution :(A) dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane
The expanded FORM of DDT is dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane. It was first sysnthesized in 1874. It is a colourless, TASTELESS and almost odourless cyrstaline insecticide. It opens SODIUM ion CHANNELS in the neurons causing them to fire spontaneously and leads spasms and death.


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