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Why a small amount of ethyl alcohol is usually added to chloroform bottlkes ?

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Ethyl alcohol reacts with harmful phosgene formed by the atmospheric oxidation of chloroform to give harmless insoluble diethyl carbonate,
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  2. Write short note on lodoform reaction.

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  4. What happens when chloroform is exposed to air and sun light?

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  5. Why is chloroform stored in dark coloured bottles ?

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  6. What happens when chloroform is heated with silver powder ?

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  7. Chloroform contains chlorine but does not give reaction with AgNO3 why...

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  8. Give IUPAC name of D.D.T.

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  9. How will you prepare chloroform from ethanol ? Give reactions of chlor...

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  10. Write short note on Haloform reaction.

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  12. Give the reaction chloroform with alcoholic KOH.

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  13. Explain with example S(N^1) mechanism.

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  15. Explain SN^2 reactions. What is the preference order of different alky...

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  16. How tert-butyl bromide reacts with aqueous KOH ? Give the mechanism an...

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  18. How tert-butyl bromide reacts with aqueous KOH ? Give the mechanism an...

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  19. How does chlorobenzene reacts with the following: Sodium

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  20. How does chlorobenzene reacts with the following: H2 SO4

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