What are the advantages of chlorofluorocarbons?

Answer:
The advantages of CFCs:
  • Excellent refrigerants: low boiling point, unreactive.
  • Very good propellants: low toxicity, no fire risk.
  • Very inexpensive compared to other compounds for similar uses.
  • Very useful in firefighting: no fire risk, easy to store and use.
  • Useful in precursors for Teflon and other related compound production.
  • Useful in drycleaning: low toxicity to humans.
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