16. GREEN CHEMISTRY AND NANOCHEMISTRY Textbook Solution

3. Answer the following

i. Define (i) Green chemistry (ii) sustainable development.

Answer:-

Green Chemistry is the use of chemistry for pollution prevention by environmentally conscious design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.

Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need.

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