JEE Main Chemistry question

Which statement is wrong about chloroform?

(A)Chloroform is used as an anaesthetic
(B)Chloroform has a distorted tetrahedral shape
(C)Chloroform is used as a solvent
(D)Chloroform has an -hybridised carbon atomCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Chloroform, , is historically used as an anaesthetic and is widely used as a laboratory/industrial solvent, so statements (A) and (C) are true. Its central carbon is bonded to four groups (three Cl and one H) and is tetrahedral, though distorted from the

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