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Faraday has developed a plating process to make high-performance chrome coatings from trivalent chromium instead of highly toxic hexavalent chromium. This is an application of:

1. Green revolution
2. Green chemistry
3. waste management
4. revolution resource recovery

Correct answer: Green chemistry

Solution

This is green chemistry because it aims to design chemical processes that reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous substances. Replacing toxic hexavalent chromium with trivalent chromium makes the plating process safer and more environmentally friendly.

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