Question

Chloroform (CHCl₃) is a compound of chlorine but it does not give white precipitate with AgNO₃. Why?

Answer 1

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» because chloroform does not contain choride ions, just covalent, non ionizable carbon-chlorine bonds. It’s insoluble in water, but even if it were soluble, the carbon-chlorine bonds would not ionize. So, no AgCl precipitate.

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Answer 2

because chloroform does not contain choride ions, just covalent, non ionizable carbon-chlorine bonds. It’s insoluble in water, but even if it were soluble, the carbon-chlorine bonds would not ionize. So, no AgCl precipitate.