The chemical formula of 'tear gas' is

Question

The chemical formula of 'tear gas' is (A) COCl2 (B) CO2 (C) Cl2 (D) CCl3NO2

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Chloropicrin is also known as tear gas. It is obtained by the reaction of chloroform with nitric acid. CHCl3 + HNO3 arrow underset textchloropicrin(tear gas)CCl3NO2 + H2O

Q. The chemical formula of 'tear gas' is

$COC l_{2}$

$C O_{2}$

$C l_{2}$

$CC l_{3} N O_{2}$

Chloropicrin is also known as tear gas. It is obtained by the reaction of chloroform with nitric acid.
$C H C l_{3} + H N O_{3} \to chloropicrin(tear gas) CC l_{3} N O_{2} + H_{2} O$

Q. The chemical formula of 'tear gas' is

COCl2​

CO2​

Cl2​

CCl3​NO2​

Chloropicrin is also known as tear gas. It is obtained by the reaction of chloroform with nitric acid. CHCl3​+HNO3​→chloropicrin(tear gas)CCl3​NO2​​+H2​O

$COC l_{2}$

$C O_{2}$

$C l_{2}$

$CC l_{3} N O_{2}$

Chloropicrin is also known as tear gas. It is obtained by the reaction of chloroform with nitric acid.
$C H C l_{3} + H N O_{3} \to chloropicrin(tear gas) CC l_{3} N O_{2} + H_{2} O$