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Q. Chloroform on reduction with zinc dust and water gives

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Solution:

$\underset{\text{chloroform}}{CHCl_{3}} \ce{ ->[{6[H]; Zn/H_2O}][{-HCl -zncl_2}] } \underset{\text{methane}}{CH_{4}}$

Chloroform on reduction with $Zn$ and $HCl$ gives dichloro methane $(CH_2 Cl_2)$