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Chloroform on reduction with zinc dust and water gives

A

methyl chloride

B

dichloro methane

C

chloro methane

D

methane

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`underset("chloroform")(CHCl_(3)) underset(-HCl,-ZnCl_(2)) overset(6[H],Zn//H_(2)O)to underset("methane")(CH_(4))`
Chloroform on reduction with Zn and HCl gives dichloro methane `(CH_(2)Cl_(2))` .
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