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what is chloroform ​???​

Answer 1

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Chloroform is a man-made by-product formed when chlorine is used to disinfect water. Chloroform is also used in industrial processes. It is a colorless liquid with a pleasant, non-irritating smell and a slightly sweet taste. It is nonflammable.

Chloroform is formally called trichloromethane and possesses the chemical formula CHCl3. This is a colourless, sweet smelling liquid which easily forms a vapour [3]. The molecule is traditionally called 'chloroform' due to its molecular similarity to formic acid (CHOOH)

Some of the physical property are as follows. It is colourless and sweet smelling liquid. Freezing point and a boiling point of chloroform are -630C and 610C. It is non-flammable liquid. ... Although chloroform is non-poisonous, if forms a poisonous compound (phosgene) in air.

Answer 2

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A colourless liquid with a strong smell used by doctors in the past to make people unconscious, for example before an operation