Acetone is mixed with bleaching powder to give:

chloroform

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Solution

The correct option is A chloroform
Acetone is mixed with bleaching powder to give chloroform.
$2 C C l_{3} C O C H_{3} + C a (O H)_{2} \to 2 C H C l_{3} + (C H_{3} C O O)_{2} C a$
(bleaching powder) (chloroform)

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