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When chloral hydrate is distilled with sodium hydroxide solution, it forms:

A

acetaldehyde

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chloral

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C

chloroform

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D

ethyl chloride

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Solution

The correct option is D chloroform
When chloral hydrate is distilled with sodium hydroxide solution, it forms chloroform.
The reaction involved in the process is:

$C C l_{3} C H (O H)_{2} + N a O H (a q) \to C H C l_{3} + H C O O N a + H_{2} O$

Hence, the correct option is 'C'

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