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Chloroform on treatment with O2 in presence of light gives: (A) Phosgene (B) Phosgene (C) Phosphorescence (D) Methane

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Correct Answer is: (A) Phosgene 

Chloroform vapour slowly reacts with oxygen in the presence of light to generate phosgene, a highly toxic gas with a smell similar to freshly-cut grass.



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