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In article <2645@ihlpa.UUCP>, gadfly@ihlpa.UUCP (Gadfly) writes:
> In order to spare the net a second go-round of this (it was tiresome
> even the first time), I will summarize briefly:
> 
> Q: Name a colorless liquid with no hydrogen in its chemical composition
>    commonly found around the house.
> 
> etc.

First off, you got the question wrong. It was:

Name a transparent liquid commonly found around the home whose major
constituent is a molecule containing no hydrogen.

When the original poster replied, he said that the answer that he had
in mind is Freon, which is found in refrigeration equipment, and can
sometimes be viewed through a little window. Though it is a gas at
room temperature and pressure, it is a liquid in the guts of the fridge.

Other suggestions included various aqueous solutions such as bleach, which
are mostly water, CCl4, which is no longer commonly found in the home,
glass, which is not a liquid, and mercury, which is not transparent.

After the original poster replied, someone mentioned the little cartridges
that contain N2O and CO2 for whipping cream and making seltzer water.
Nobody came up with any compelling arguments (this is subjective) that
the contents of these cartridges are a liquid or a gas, though my personal
best guess is that the contents are gaseous.

                                              Jean-Joseph Cote