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Chemistry
Ethyl alcohol is used as a preservative for chloroform because it :
Q. Ethyl alcohol is used as a preservative for chloroform because it :
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prevents aerial oxidation of chloroform
B
prevents decomposition of chloroform
C
decomposes phosgene to
CO
and
C
l
2
D
removes phosgene by converting it to ethyl carbonate
Solution:
Ethyl alcohol converts phosgene to ethyl carbonate.
Phosgene
COCl
X
2
+
2
C
2
H
5
O
H
Ethyl carbonate
(
C
X
2
H
X
2
O
)
X
2
CO
+
2
H
Cl