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    Question

    The Field rats are controlled

    by:
    A Zinc phosphide Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Zinc oxide Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Zinc chloride Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Copper sulphate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Zinc phosphide has been used widely as a rodenticide. Upon ingestion, it gets converted to phosphine gas in the body, which is subsequently absorbed into the bloodstream through the stomach and the intestines and gets captured by the liver and the lungs.

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