2006-09-19 00:22:32 · 11 answers · asked by gaurav S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Trivial name: dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
IUPAC name: 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane
At the URL listed below, you can find a lot of info about DDT (the pesticide).
2006-09-19 00:29:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DDT was the first modern pesticide and is arguably the best known organic pesticide. It is a highly hydrophobic colorless solid with a weak, chemical odor that is nearly insoluble in water but has a good solubility in most organic solvents, fat, and oils. DDT is also known under the chemical names 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane and dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (from which the abbreviation was derived).
DDT was developed as the first of the modern insecticides early in World War II. It was initially used with great effect to combat mosquitoes spreading malaria, typhus, and other insect-borne human diseases among both military and civilian populations, and as an agricultural insecticide. The Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller of Geigy Pharmaceutical in Switzerland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods."
2006-09-22 00:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dichloro Diphynyl Trichloro Ethane
2006-09-19 00:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by Shantam M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HERE IS YOUR ANSWER.
THE FULLFORM OF DDT :-
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT DDT PLZ VISIT THE FOLLOWING SITES.
1.http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=90
2.http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/actives/ddt.htm
3.http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/pest/pest1.html
4.http://www.who.int/malaria/docs/FAQonDDT.pdf
2006-09-19 02:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DDT stands for 'Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane'. It is a popular insecticide, particularly effective against mosquitoes. However, in recent years, mosquitoes have become quite resistant to DDT thanks to a resistant gene.
2006-09-19 01:50:50 · answer #5 · answered by AR2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
2006-09-19 00:27:17 · answer #6 · answered by astrokid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane
2016-03-27 08:46:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dichloro diphenyl trichloro ethane
2006-09-19 01:17:28 · answer #8 · answered by vivian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane....its a pesticide...
2006-09-22 02:27:04 · answer #9 · answered by Amna Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
di methylene di amine tetra acetic acid
2006-09-19 01:17:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋