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When chloroform is treated with conc. $HNO_{3}$ it gives.

$CHCl_{2}NO_{2}$

$CCl_{3}NO_{2}$

$CHCl_{2}HNO_{3}$

None of these

Answer

$CCl_{3}NO_{2}$

Explanation

$\underset{\text{Chloroform}}{CHCl_{3}} + \text{conc. }HNO_{3} \rightarrow \underset{\text{Chloropicrin}}{CCl_{3} - NO_{2}} + H_{2}O$

Question: When chloroform is treated with conc. \(HNO_{3}\) it gives....