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When chloroform is exposed to air and sunlight, it gives.

Carbon tetrachloride

Carbonyl chloride

Mustard gas

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Answer

Carbonyl chloride

Explanation

Solution

$CHCl_{3} + \frac{1}{2}O_{2}\overset{\quad\text{Sunlight}\quad}{\rightarrow}\underset{\text{Phosgene or carbonyl chloride}}{COCl_{2}} + \mspace{6mu}\mspace{6mu}\mspace{6mu}\mspace{6mu} HCl$

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