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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

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Chloroform is a very useful solvent for oils, fats and waxes and many organic compounds. It can also be used for preserving biological specimens. Chloroform was used as a general anaesthetic in surgery for a long time but because of its toxic nature, it is no longer used these days.
Why storage of chloroform is a problem?

  1. A Chloroform gets oxidised to highly poisonous gas phosgene in the presence of oxygen
  2. B Chloroform gets reduced to the highly poisonous gas, phosgene.
  3. C Chloroform gets both oxidised followed by reduction to highly poisonous gas phosgene.
  4. D Chloroform gets oxidised to form chlorine and HCL
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(A) Chloroform gets oxidised to highly poisonous gas phosgene in the presence of oxygen

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Chloroform (\( \text{CHCl}_3 \)) gets oxidised to highly poisonous gas phosgene (\( \text{COCl}_2 \)) in the presence of oxygen (\( \text{O}_2 \)).