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How many chlorine atoms are present in chloretone?

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Solution

The correct option is A 3
Chloretone is formed as

$C h l o r o f o r m (C H C l_{3}) + A c e t o n e ((C H_{3})_{2} C O) \to (C H_{3})_{2} C C l_{3} O H (C h l o r e t o n e)$
So there are three chlorine atoms present in chloretone.
Thus the answer is $3$

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