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chlorofluorocarbon

hydrocarbon derivative that contains only carbon, chlorine and fluorine
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Summary

chlorofluorocarbon is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. chlorofluorocarbon ranks in the top 3% of structural class of chemical entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,329 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Frédéric Swarts[3]
  • Subclass of: halogenated hydrocarbon[4]
  • Has use: refrigerant[5]
  • Commons category: Chlorofluorocarbons[6]
  • Has part(s): chlorine[7], fluorine[8], carbon[9]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1890[10]
  • Significant event: Montreal Protocol[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chlorofluorocarbons[12]
  • Has effect: Ozone hole[13]
  • Short name: CFC[14], FCKW[15], KFK[16]
  • Subject has role: pollutant[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]

Why It Matters

chlorofluorocarbon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] chlorofluorocarbon is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → structural class of chemical entities
    Has part(s) → chlorine, fluorine, carbon
    Subclass of → halogenated hydrocarbon
    Has use → refrigerant
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 5727, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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