Redox and Equivalent ConceptHard
Question
Acetic acid on chlorination yields trichloroacetic acid. Its equivalent weight will be
Options
A.60
B.40
C.20
D.10
Solution
$CH_{3}COOH + 3Cl^{-} \rightarrow CCl_{3}COOH + 3H^{+} + 6e^{-}$
$\therefore CH_{3}COOH = \frac{60}{6} = 10$
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