Hydrocarbons Question 381

Question: Structural formula for lewisite is

Options:

A) $ CHCl \\ |\text{ }| \\ CHAsCl_3 \\ $

B) $ CHCl_2 \\ | \\ CHAsCl_3 \\ $

C) $ CHCl \\ || \\ CHAsCl_2 \\ $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \underset{\underset{\underset{{}}{\mathop{CH+}}}{\mathop{|||}}}{\mathop{CH}} $

$ \underset{\underset{\underset{Arsenictrichloride}{\mathop{AsCl_2}}}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{Cl}} $

$ \underset{\underset{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Lewisite \\ ( \beta \text{-Chlorovinyl }dichloroarsine ) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CHAsCl_2}}}{\mathop{||}}}{\mathop{CHCl}} $ Lewisite is more poisonous than mustard gas and was used in world war -II.