Chloroform, on reaction with conc. HNO_3, gives an insecticide and war gas known as:

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Chloroform, on reaction with conc. , gives an insecticide and war gas known as:

Answer: (A)

Chloroform reacts with concentrated nitric acid to give chloropicrin (trichloronitromethane), which has historically been used both as a fumigant

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