Which one of the following is the reason for keeping the chloroform in brown-tinted glass containers?
A. Its brilliance colour hurts eyes
B. Its deep red colour is piercing
C. With UV-rays and O2, it forms poisonous gas phosgene
D. With IR-rays, it forms a poisonous cyanide
Answer: Option C
Related Questions on Chemistry in Everyday Life
The advantage of detergents over soaps is
A. detergents are soluble in water
B. detergents could not givemuch lather
C. detergents give lather even with hard water
D. soaps give lather with only soft water
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 3 and 4
Bakelite is a co-polymer of phenol and
A. formaldehyde
B. acetaldehyde
C. benzaldehyde
D. cinnamaldehyde

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