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Which of the following compounds gives trichloromethane on distilling with bleaching powder?

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A) methanal
B) phenol
C) ethanol
D) methanol

Solution : (i) ALCOHOL is first oxidised to acetaldehyde by chlorine,
`[CI_(2)+H_(2)Oto 2HCI +O]`
`CH_(3)CH_(2)OH+O to CH_(3)CHO+H_(2)O`
(II) Acetaldehyde then reacts with chlorine to form chloral
`CH_(3)CHO+3Cloverset("chlorination")toCCI_(3)CHO+3HCI`
(iii)Chloral, thus FORMED, is hydrolysed by calcium hydroxide.
`CCI_(3)CHO+CA(OH)_(2)to2CHCl_(3)+(HCOO)_(2)Ca`.


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