Question

A sample of chloroform being used as an anaesthetic is tested by:
This question has multiple correct options:
(A) Fehling solution
(B) ammoniacal $C{{u}_{2}}C{{l}_{2}}$ solution
(C) $AgN{{O}_{3}}$ solution
(D) $AgN{{O}_{3}}$ solution after boiling with $alc.$ $KOH$

Answer 1

Hint: In pure chloroform due to the covalent nature of the bond between $C-Cl$, it is not ionizable and hence, don’t reacts with the silver nitrate solution but chloroform used as an anaesthetic is not in pure form totally and hence the white precipitates. Now find the correct options.

Complete step by step solution:
-First of all, let’s discuss what chlorophyll is. Chlorophyll is an organic compound which has the chemical formula as $CHC{{l}_{3}}$ and molar mass= 119.37 g /mole and its common name is trichloromethane. It is colorless, sweet smelly liquid and it is even more dense than the water.it is nonflammable and a volatile compound and by the term an aesthetic means any substance that induces the pain by making that area insensitive.
-First, it was used as an anaesthetic and was inhaled as its action was faster and was non-inflammable but later it was found to cause great effect to the human body resulting in the death due to heart failure, depresses the other body organs like liver, pancreas, kidneys and was very toxic to the liver. So, therefore, it is not used as an aesthetic.
-Chloroform being used as an anaesthetic can be tested by the silver nitrate solution as pure form of chloroform gives no precipitate with the it i.e. it doesn’t undergo any reaction but when chloroform is used as an anaesthetic , it not in the pure form due to some impurities and then, gives the precipitate with the silver nitrate solution and this, tells us whether chloroform is used as an anaesthetic or not.

Hence, options (C) and (D) are correct.

Note: Chloroform has a variety of applications. It is used in the production of the organic compounds , as a solvent in the manufacturing industries like the paper industry, building industries and is used in the refrigerators and so on.