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Question: Phosgene is the common name of....

Phosgene is the common name of.

A

Carbonyl chloride

B

Phosphine

C

Phosphorus oxychloride

D

Phosphorus trichloride

Answer

Carbonyl chloride

Explanation

Solution

CHCl3+12O2→COCl2+HClPhosgene or carbonyl chlorideCHCl_{3} + \frac{1}{2}O_{2} \rightarrow \underset{\begin{aligned} & \text{Phosgene or carbonyl } \\ & \text{chloride} \end{aligned}}{COCl_{2} + HCl}