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Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds : (i) Benzyl chloride and chlorobenzene (ii) Chloroform and carbon tetrachloride.

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Solution :(i) On adding NaOH and `AgNO_(3)` to both compounds benzyl chlroide form WHITE ppt. but CHLOROBENZENE does not form it.
(ii) On heating chloroform and carban tetrachloride with aniline and ethanolic POTASSIUM hydroxide separtely. `CHCl_(3)` forms PUNGENT smelling isocyanide but `CCl_(4)` does not form this compound.


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