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Chloroform will convert to ethylene by heating the former with silver powder.

  • Chloroform is represented by the chemical formula CHCl3. Ethyne also known as acetylene is represented by the chemical formula C2H2.
  • The silver powder acts as reducing agent in the given conversion, it reduces carbon and itself gets oxidized.
  • The reaction for conversion is as follows:
    • 2CHCl3 + 6Ag --> C2H2 + 6AgCl.
  • In the given reaction, Ag is silver and AgCl is silver chloride.
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Q: How do you convert chloroform into ethyne?
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