India has recently decided to ban the gas HFC 23 Which of the following statements is incorrect with...........

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India has recently decided to ban the gas HFC-23. Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to HFC-23?

Elimination of HFC-23 will free 100 million tonnes of CO2 over next 15 years.

No financial aid will be provided to the companies by the government as compensation for banning the use of HFC-23.

HFC-23 was first discovered by MaurisMeslans.

None of the above is incorrect.

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Explanation:

India has decided to eliminated HFC-23 by 2030. Elimination of HFC-23 will free 100 million tonnes of CO2 over next 15 years. No financial aid will be provided to the companies as compensation. This is deviation from past practice. HFC-23 is a byproduct of HFC-22. HFC-22 is used in Industrial Refrigeration. HFC-23 has a GHG potential of 14800 and atmospheric lifetime of 270 years. Other names of HFC-23 are: Fluoroform, Carbontrifluoride, Methyltrifuloried, Fluoryl, Freon 23, Arcton-1, FE-13 and UN 1984. HFC-23 was first found by Maurice Meslans.