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Q. Chloroform when heated with silver powder gives

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When chloroform is heated with silver powder, acetylene is obtained. $ 2CHC{{l}_{3}}+6Ag(s)\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} \text{acetylene} \\ (ethyne) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH\equiv CH}}\,+6AgCl $