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A sample of chloroform before being used as an anaesthetic agent is tested by
Options
(a) Fehling’s solution
(b) ammoniacal cuprous chloride
(c) silver nitrate solution in the cold
(d) silver nitrate solution after boiling with alcoholic KOH
Correct Answer:
silver nitrate solution in the cold
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If chloroform is oxidised to phosgene then HCl will also be present which reacts with AgNO3 to form white precipitate (AgCl). In this condition chloroform is not used as anesthetic.