Question
Download Solution PDFIdentify the correct chemical formula of chloroform.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is CHCl3
Key Points
- Chloroform:
- Chloroform is a colourless, volatile, liquid derivative of trichloromethane with an ether-like odour.
- The primary use of chloroform is in industry, where it is used as a solvent and in the production of the refrigerant freon
- The molecular formula is CHCl3.
Important Points
- Methane:
- Methane (CH4), is a gas produced by a group of colonic anaerobes, absorbed from the colon and excreted in expired air.
- Methane is a colourless odourless gas.
- It is also known as marsh gas or methyl hydride.
- The molecular formula is CH4.
- Carbon Tetrachloride:
- Carbon Tetrachloride is a clear, colourless, volatile and very stable chlorinated hydrocarbon.
- Carbon Tetrachloride is used as a solvent for oils and fats, as a refrigerant and as a dry-cleaning agent.
- The molecular formula is CCL4.
- Ethane:
- Flammable, Liquefied, odourless, colourless gas.
- Ethane is also used as a refrigerant for extremely low-temperature refrigeration systems.
- The Molecular formula is C2H6.
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