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Q. Chloroform in air is oxidised to:

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Chloroform when exposed to air and sunlight, oxidised to phosgene, a highly poisonous substance.
$ CHCl_{3}+O_{2}\xrightarrow[\text{air}]{\text{sunlight}}\underset{\text{phosgene}}{COCl_{2}}\,+HCl $