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Chloroform

Chloroform (CHCl3) is a liquid compound. It is used as a solvent to extract ingredients for other processing. It is used to make morphine from poppies and dyes from other plants. It used to be a common anesthetic, but was phased out as medical technology advanced.

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Why is the boiling point of carbon tetrachloride higher than chloroform?

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Both chloroform and carbon tetrachloride have the same tetrahedral molecular geometry - there are 4 atoms attached to a central carbon atom. In chloroform, there are 3 chlorine atoms and 1 hydrogen atom. In carbon tetrachloride, all 4 atoms surrounding the central carbon are chlorine atoms. So the difference between the two is simply replacing the 1 hydrogen atom with another chlorine atom. In essence, by doing this, the density of the compound is increased, due to the increase in mass (remember a chlorine atom has an atomic mass of 35 and hydrogen an atomic mass of 1). The density of chloroform goes from 1.48 g/mL to 1.58 g/mL when you replace chloroform's hydrogen with that chlorine atom. Since there is an increased mass in a given volume (1 mL), it takes just a little more energy (thermal) to get carbon tetrachloride atoms from the liquid state to the gas state, which is why CCl4 has a bp of around 76 (while chloroform's bp was around 62). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boiling points are based on intermolecular forces. Stronger the forces, lower the vapor pressure, higher the B.pt. Chloroform has mostly dispersion forces and very, very weak dipole-dipole. The reason Carbon tetrachloride has a higher boiling point is because the combined effect of all the dispersion forces are stronger than the intermolecular forces that exist in chloroform. Dispersion forces increase with increasing molecular weight and # of electrons.

What is CHCl4?

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No such molecule as CHCl4.

You either means CCl4 ( tetrachloromethane ; carbon tetrachloride). or CHCl3 ( trichloromethane).

What is the molecular formula for chloroform spirit?

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Chloroform , formula is 'CCl3H'. It is dissolved in a spirit, such as an alcohol.

It modern IUPAC name is 'Tri-chloromethane'.

What is the structural formula of chloroform?

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The formula is CHCl3

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The structure is the same as methane's tetrahedral structure , but with three hydrogens substituted for chlorines.

Who used chloroform during childbirth?

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Chloroform was used as an anesthetic during childbirth primarily in the 19th century. It was popularized by James Young Simpson, a Scottish obstetrician, who began using it in the 1840s. The use of chloroform during childbirth declined in the late 19th century with the advent of other safer and more effective anesthesia options.

Does chloroplast contain chloroform?

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i dont no im asking u not ur asking me !:s

Where to purchase cloroform?

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You can't purchase it. You can get it from labs.

Which is the place to buy chloroform in India?

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logon to justdial.com & select as bangalore there u type chloroform dealers you get the details

Where can chloroform be bought?

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generally they are not for sale. You can get them in labs.

How long chloroform will knock someone out for?

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It depends on the person. Some timesit make the death.

How many moles in 59.1 g of chloroform?

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molar mass of CHCl3 is119.5gmol-1. so there are 0.49 moles.

What is the symmetry elements of Chloroform?

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chloroform is a polar compound. There are C,H and Cl as elements.