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Q. The chemical formula of 'tear gas' is

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Solution:

Chloropicrin is also known as tear gas. It is obtained by the reaction of chloroform with nitric acid.
$CHCl_3 + HNO_3 \rightarrow \underset{\text{chloropicrin(tear gas)}}{CCl_3NO_2} + H_2O$