CBSE Class 12-science Answered
Why chloroform is kept closed in dark colored bottles?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 03 Jun, 2016, 15:46: PM
Chloroform is oxidized slowly by air in the presence of light to an extremely poisonous gas, carbonyl chloride, also known as Phosgene
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Hence it is kept closed in dark colored bottles.
Answered by | 03 Jun, 2016, 17:46: PM
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