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One among the following compounds is mos...

One among the following compounds is most likely to produce potassium carbonate on warming with potassium hydroxide

A

Dichloromethane

B

Tetrachloromethane

C

Chloroform

D

None of these

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B
`C Cl_(4)+4KOH underset(-4KCl)rarr underset("Unstable")(HO-overset(OH)overset("| ")underset(OH)underset("| ")("C ")-OH)overset(-2H_(2)O)rarr CO_(2)overset(2KOH)underset(-H_(2)O)rarr K_(2)CO_(3)`
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    A
    C
    B
    O
    C
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    A
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