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Chloroform used as anaesthetic should be preserved in the dark in tightly stoppered bottles because otherwise5
Q: Chloroform used as anaesthetic should be preserved in the dark in tightly stoppered bottles because otherwise
- 1it becomes colouredfalse
- 2it gets evaporated in airfalse
- 3it gets oxidised to phosgenetrue
- 4it gets decomposed to chloropicrinfalse
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Answer : 3. "it gets oxidised to phosgene"
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Answer: C) it gets oxidised to phosgene Explanation: Chloroform, CHCl3 is easily oxidised to the highly poisonous gas known as phosgene or carbonyl chloride COCl2. Hence if it is used as anaesthetic it should be kept free from sunlight and air.
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