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What are the IUPAC names of the insecticide DDT and benzene hexachloride? Why is their use banned in india and toehr countries? |
| Answer» Solution :The IUPAC NAME of DDT is 2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)-1,1,loroethane and that of BENZENE hexachloride is 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane. Their use in in INDIA and other contries has been banned because they are not biodegradalb.e as a result, these insecticides enter the food chain of ANIMALS and get deposited in their FATTY tissues over a period of time and affect their reproductive systems. | |