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GK QUESTION#3267

Trichloromethane is better known as:

  1. AChloroformCorrect answer
  2. Bbutanes
  3. CLPG
  4. Dlaughing gas
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A. Chloroform

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Trichloromethane, CHCl₃, is commonly called chloroform. Butane is a hydrocarbon, LPG is a fuel mixture, and laughing gas is nitrous oxide. The name does not imply that chloroform is a suitable modern anaesthetic.

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