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What are the properties of CFCs that make them useful?

CFC's are useful to man. They act as coolants.


Are CFCs highly toxic?

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are non-toxic.


How are cfcs released?

CFCs or chlorofluorocarbons are released when a device that holds it is leaking. Also some aerosols release CFCs into the atmosphere.


Is there a tree which can absorb CFCs?

No, trees do not absorb CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). CFCs are synthetic compounds used as refrigerants that are primarily broken down in the atmosphere by sunlight. Trees primarily absorb carbon dioxide, not CFCs.


How are cfcs used in aerosol?

CFCs were the compressed gas that was used as "spring" to push the can contents out of the container. CFCs have been replaced with HCFCs as a consequence of the Montreal Protocol.


What is the chemical chlorofluorocarbons supposed to do?

CFCs (or chloroflurorocarbons), were used in aerosols or as coolants for refrigerators. They are extremely inert, which made them very useful, however, when exposed to UV light, they formed free radicals that reacted with ozone, thereby creating the phenomenon that resulting in a hole in the ozone layer above Antartica. As a result, CFCs were banned by nations after the signing of the Montreal Protocol.


How do cfcs affect air heath?

By the CFCs being sorced into the air, the sun is Breaking them down into the earth.


Are CFCs are synthetic chemicals?

no.


What is short for chloroflourocarbons?

CFCs


Can rain demolish CFCs?

Rain can help remove CFCs from the atmosphere by acting as a natural cleanser. When CFC molecules are exposed to rain, they can react with water and break down into less harmful compounds that are eventually washed out of the atmosphere.


What can companies that now produce CFCs do to replace money lost when CFCs are banned?

Make something else BUT this time check that the products they are making are not harmful. They aught also to pay towards the environmental harm that CFCs have caused.


Do cfcs react with other chemicals?

No.