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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

On electrolysis of aqueous solution of sodium butanoate gives a hydrocarbon. The number of carbon atoms present in hydrocarbon are

  1. A \(6\)
  2. B \(4\)
  3. C \(8\)
  4. D \(3\)
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(A) \(6\)

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Kolbe's electrolytic method of synthesizing hydrocarbons produces hydrocarbons of even number of carbon atoms through free radical mechanism.