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:''R-11, which redirects here, was also the first of a family of [[theatre ballistic missile]]s better known as the [[Scud]].''
:''R-11, which redirects here, was also the first of a family of [[theatre ballistic missile]]s better known as the [[Scud]].''


'''Trichlorofluoromethane,''' also called '''freon-11''' or '''R-11''', was the first widely used [[refrigerant]]. Because of its high boiling point, it can be used in systems with a low operating pressure, making the mechanical design of such systems less demanding than that of higher-pressure refrigerants [[R-12]] or [[R-22]].
'''Trichlorofluoromethane,''' also called '''freon-11''', '''CFC-11''', or '''R-11''', was the first widely used [[refrigerant]]. Because of its high boiling point, it can be used in systems with a low operating pressure, making the mechanical design of such systems less demanding than that of higher-pressure refrigerants [[R-12]] or [[R-22]].


Because of the high chlorine content and the ease with which the chlorine atoms can be displaced when the molecule is subject to [[ultraviolet light]], R-11 has the highest [[ozone depletion potential]] (1.0) of any refrigerant.
Because of the high chlorine content and the ease with which the chlorine atoms can be displaced when the molecule is subject to [[ultraviolet light]], R-11 has the highest [[ozone depletion potential]] (1.0) of any refrigerant.

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R-11, which redirects here, was also the first of a family of theatre ballistic missiles better known as the Scud.

Trichlorofluoromethane, also called freon-11, CFC-11, or R-11, was the first widely used refrigerant. Because of its high boiling point, it can be used in systems with a low operating pressure, making the mechanical design of such systems less demanding than that of higher-pressure refrigerants R-12 or R-22.

Because of the high chlorine content and the ease with which the chlorine atoms can be displaced when the molecule is subject to ultraviolet light, R-11 has the highest ozone depletion potential (1.0) of any refrigerant.

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