Chloroform, when kept open, is oxidised to

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Chloroform, when kept open, is oxidised to

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Options:

A $C O_{2}$
B $C O C l_{2}$
C $C O_{2}, C l_{2}$
D None of these

Solution:

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The correct answer is:

C O C l_{2}

Chloroform is oxidised to a poisonous gas, phosgene

(C O C l_{2})

by atmospheric oxidation.

C H C l_{3} + O \to C O C l_{2} + H C l

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