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AP EAMCET2013Chemistrys Block Elements

Heating chloroform with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution forms

Options

  1. Asodium acetate
  2. Bsodium oxalate
  3. Csodium formate
  4. Dchloral

Correct answer

C. sodium formate

Step-by-step solution

On heating chloroform with concentrated aqueous or alcoholic NaOH , we get sodium formate,

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