Question

Chloroform on heating with silver powder gives

• A. ethene
• B. ethyne
• C. methane
• D. ehane

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

ethyne

Answer 2

Chloroform on heating with silver powder gives ethyne.
$CHHC\xrightarrow{\Delta }\underset{\text{ethyne}}{HC\equiv CH}\,+6AgCl$