Chloroform on reaction with conc. ${\rm{HN}}{{\rm{O}}_3}$ gives an insecticide and war gas known as:

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Chloroform on reaction with conc.

\mathrm{HN}{\mathrm{O}_3}

gives an insecticide and war gas known as:

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Correct option: A

Chloropicrin

Option A (Chloropicrin) is correct because chloroform reacts with concentrated nitric acid to produce chloropicrin, which is both an insecticide and a war gas.

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