The invention of the common household refrigeration fluid known as Freon (CFC) was developed by which chemist? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The invention of the common household refrigeration fluid known as Freon (CFC) was developed by which chemist?
A. Thomas Midgley Jr.
B. Leo Baekeland
C. Wallace Carothers
D. Roy Plunkett
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Midgley synthesized dichlorodifluoromethane at General Motors in 1928, creating non-toxic, non-flammable cooling gases that later had severe environmental impacts.

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