JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    lodoform gives a precipitate with \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] on heating but chloroform does not because

    A)  C - I bond in iodoform is weak and C - Cl bond in chloroform is strong

    B)  chloroform is covalent

    C)  iodoform is ionic

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    On heating \[CI\]bond in \[CH{{I}_{3}}\] breaks, but\[CCl\] bond in \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\] does not break. Thus, \[AgN{{O}_{3}}\] gives precipitate \[AgI\] with iodoform.


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