Hydrocarbons Question 381
Structural formula for lewisite is CCl₃AsH
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{Arsenic trichloride}{\mathop{AsCl_3}}}{\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.
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