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10.3 Exercise 20

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Ethyl chloride (boiling point, 13 °C) is used as a local anesthetic. When the liquid is sprayed on the skin, it cools the skin enough to freeze and numb it. Explain the cooling effect of liquid ethyl chloride.

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 10.3 Phase Transitions, exercise 20

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