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Tetraethyl lead is used as
Answer: B
Tetraethyl lead was used as a gasoline additive.
It is an anti-knock agent: it decomposes in the cylinder to lead and ethyl radicals which interrupt the chain reaction causing pre-ignition, raising the fuel's effective octane number. It has been phased out worldwide because lead is neurotoxic and poisons catalytic converters.
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