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Question
What happens when chloroform is treated with zinc and hydrochloric acid?
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Solution
When chloroform (CHCl3) is treated with zinc (Zn) and hydrochloric acid (HCl), it undergoes a reduction reaction to form methylene chloride (CH2Cl2).
\[\ce{CHCl3 + 2[H]->[Zn/HCl][]CH2Cl2 + 3HCl}\]
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