Q.Define green chemistry. Write two disadvantages of nanotechnology.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Green chemistry avoids hazardous chemicals by design; nanotechnology's downsides include toxicity risk and high cost.
Green chemistry: The design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation and use of hazardous substances, aiming to protect human health and the environment throughout a chemical's life cycle — achieved through approaches like using renewable feedstocks, safer solvents/reagents, catalytic (rather than stoichiometric) reagents, and maximising atom economy.
Two disadvantages of nanotechnology:
(i) Potential toxicity/health hazard: Because of their extremely small size, nanoparticles can penetrate cell membranes and biological barriers (e.g. lungs, skin, blood-brain barrier) more easily than bulk material, and their long-term toxicological/environmental effects are not yet fully understood. …
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