Assertion :A small amount of alchohol is added to chloroform bottles. Reason: Alcohol acts as inhibitor for oxidation of choloroform.Also it reacts with COCl2 to give harmless diethyl carbonate
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
When exposed to air and sunlight, chloroform forms a poisonous compound, phosgene.
Hence, chloroform is placed in dark, amber colored, well stoppered bottles and a small amount of alcohol is added to chloroform bottles.
Alcohol acts as inhibitor for oxidation of choloroform. Also it reacts with COCl2 to give harmless diethyl carbonate
Hence, both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.