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Question: Chloroform reacts with concentrated \(HNO_{3}\) to give....

Chloroform reacts with concentrated HNO3HNO_{3} to give.

A

Water gas

B

Tear gas

C

Laughing gas

D

Producer gas

Answer

Tear gas

Explanation

Solution

When chloroform reacts with HNO3HNO_{3} product formed are chloropicrin or tear gas and water.

CHCl3chloroform+HNO3conc.→CCl3NO2chloropicrin+H2Owater\underset{\text{chloroform}}{CHCl_{3}} + \underset{\text{conc.}}{HNO_{3}} \rightarrow \underset{\text{chloropicrin}}{CCl_{3}NO_{2}} + \underset{\text{water}}{H_{2}O}