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Chloroform (CHCl3) is generally used as an anesthesia in medical treatment. It is also used in the chemical industry to produces dyes and pesticides. It is generally obtained by the action of chlorine on a hydrocarbon in the presence of sun rays.
Cl2 + X à Chloroform
If X is the hydrocarbon used for the production for chloroform, compound X is
Question 18 options:
a) methane
b) ethene
c) ethane
d) propyne
e) propane
1 answer
The correct answer is c) ethane. Chloroform is produced by the action of chlorine on ethane in the presence of sun rays.