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Chloroform on reduction with zinc dust and water gives

A

methyl chloride

B

dichloromethane

C

chloromethane

D

methane

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B
Chloroform on reduction with Zn and HCl gives dichloromethane `(CH_(2)Cl_(2)).`
`underset("Chloroform")(CHCl_(3))overset(6[H],Zn//h_(2)O)underset(-HCl-ZnCl_(2))rarr underset("Dichloromethane")(CH_(2)Cl_(2))`
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