Multiple Choice
One of the original anesthetics, diethyl ether has been replaced by more suitable substances. Of the many reasons, which of the following properties of ethers would account for it no longer being used in modern operating rooms?
A) lack of hydrogen bonding
B) high volatility
C) flammability
D) peroxide formation
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