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Question 45

In the following halogenated organic compounds the one with maximum number of chlorine atoms in its structure is:

Counting chlorine atoms in each compound:

Chloral: CCl$$_3$$CHO — contains 3 chlorine atoms

Gammaxene (Lindane/BHC): C$$_6$$H$$_6$$Cl$$_6$$ — contains 6 chlorine atoms

Chloropicrin: CCl$$_3$$NO$$_2$$ — contains 3 chlorine atoms

Freon-12: CCl$$_2$$F$$_2$$ — contains 2 chlorine atoms

The compound with the maximum number of chlorine atoms is Gammaxene (C$$_6$$H$$_6$$Cl$$_6$$) with 6 chlorine atoms.

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