NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3hx186
About 1 percent of ethanol is added to commercial chloroform in order to
Aconvert any phosgene formed into harmless diethyl carbonate
Bstop it from evaporating by lowering its vapour pressure
Craise its boiling point
Dmake it miscible with water
Answer: A
Ethanol reacts with COClX2 to give (CX2HX5O)X2CO (diethyl carbonate) and HCl, which is far less toxic. This is why chloroform is sold with a small amount of ethanol as stabiliser.