Exposure to carbon tetrachloride can cause dizziness, light-headedness, nausea, and vomiting, leading to permanent damage to nerve cells. In severe cases, it can result in stupor, coma, unconsciousness, or death. The chemical may also make the heart beat irregularly or ...

Carbon tetrachloride is used in the production of refrigerants, propellants, chlorofluorocarbons, pharmaceuticals, and general solvents. Until the mid-1960s, it was widely used as a cleaning fluid, both as a degreasing agent in industry and a spot remover in homes.

Chloroform is stored in closed, dark-colored bottles to prevent exposure to light, as it can oxidize to form the poisonous gas carbonyl chloride (phosgene). Its use as an antiseptic has been phased out due to its objectionable smell, and it ...

Haloalkanes have low solubility in water because energy is required to overcome attractions between haloalkane molecules and break hydrogen bonds in water. The new attractions between haloalkanes and water molecules are weaker than the original hydrogen bonds in water, resulting ...

Bromo, iodo, and polychloro derivatives of hydrocarbons are heavier than water, and their density increases with the number of carbon atoms, halogen atoms, and the atomic mass of the halogen atoms.