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Bromotrifluoromethane, commonly referred to by the code numbers Halon 1301, R13B1, Halon 13B1 or BTM, is an organic halide with the chemical formula C Br F 3. It is used for gaseous fire suppression as a far less toxic alternative to bromochloromethane .
Bromochlorodifluoromethane (BCF), also referred to by the code numbers Halon 1211 and Freon 12B1, is a haloalkane with the chemical formula C F 2 Cl Br. It is used for fire suppression, especially for expensive equipment or items that could be damaged by the residue from other types of extinguishers. [ 1 ]
Halon 1301 causes only slight giddiness at its effective concentration of 5%, and even at 15% those exposed remain conscious but impaired and suffer no long-term effects. (Experimental animals have also been exposed to 2% concentrations of Halon 1301 for 30 hours per week for 4 months, with no discernible health effects.
2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane or HCFC-123 is considered as an alternative to CFC-11 in low pressure refrigeration and HVAC systems, ...
Halon 14 (tetrafluoromethane) Halon 2011B (1-bromo-2-chloroethane) Halon 2301 (1,1,1-trifluoro-2-bromoethane) Halon 2311 (1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2-chlorobromoethane, halothane) Halon 242 (1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane) Halon 2402 (dibromotetrafluoroethane, C 2 Br 2 F 4)—used as a fire extinguisher; Halon 2501 (pentafluorobromoethane) Halon 2600 ...
AN/SLQ-32(V)1 aboard USS Bowen. The SLQ-32 was originally conceived in the 1970s to augment the AN/WLR-1, which had been in service since the early 1960s. It was later determined to save costs to replace the various WLR-1 series suites with the SLQ-32 as a stand-alone system. As originally designed, the SLQ-32 was produced in three variants ...
[citation needed] Halo 3: ODST released September 22, 2009, and was positively received, though its price as a full game, rather than a cheaper expansion, was occasionally criticized. [ 5 ] [ 22 ] It was the top-selling title of the month in the U.S. and ultimately sold more than three million copies worldwide.
Command & Conquer (C&C) is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise created and originally developed by Westwood Studios and currently owned by Electronic Arts.The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre, itself based on Westwood Studios' influential strategy game Dune II and introducing trademarks followed in the rest of the series.