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Q. Chloroform reacts with concentrated $HNO_{3}$ to give

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

When chloroform reacts with $HNO_{3}$ product formed are chloropicrin or tear gas and water.
$\underset{\text{chloroform}}{CHCl_{3}} +\underset{\text{conc\,nitric\,acid}}{HCO_{3}} \to \underset{\text{chloropicrin}}{CCl_{3}NO_{2}} +\underset{\text{watre}}{H_{2}O}$