Question

Chloroform is used:

• A. As a solvent for fats and oils.
• B. As a preservative for biological specimens.
• C. All are correct.
• D. As a general anesthetic.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Chloroform is a very good solvent for for fats, oils, rubber, alkaloids, waxes, gutta-percha, and resins.

Formerly used as an inhaled anesthetic during surgery, the primary use of chloroform today is in industry, where it is used as a solvent and in the production of the refrigerant freon.

Chloroform is often used as a preservative for biological specimens to prevent biological growth.