Iodoform gives a precipitate with AgNO_3 on heating, but chloroform does not, because:

JEE Main Chemistry question

Iodoform gives a precipitate with on heating, but chloroform does not, because:

(A)Iodoform is ionic
(B)Chloroform is covalent
(C) bond in iodoform is weak and bond in chloroform is strongCorrect
(D)None of the above

Answer: (C)

Solution

Both iodoform and chloroform are covalent compounds (so A and B, taken as the sole reasons, are not quite precise), but the key factor is bond strength: the bond is considerably weaker (and more

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