Dibromotetrafluoroethane – A chemical also know as Halon-2402 which has the chemical formula C₂F₄Br₂. It is a known ozone depleting chemical and is listed as a Class I ozone depleting chemical in the United States Clean Air Act amendments of 1990. It is commonly used as a fire extinguishing agent. The reason it has so much ozone depleting potential is because it contains bromine, which has many times the ozone depleting potential of chlorine.
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