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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 8.3. Organic chemistry purification and characterization

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Methane can be prepared by decarboxylation of sodium ethanoate, Kolbe's electrolysis of sodium acetate and reaction of \(\text{CH}_3\text{MgBr}\) with water.

Statement II: Methane cannot be prepared from unsaturated hydrocarbons and by Wurtz reaction.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. A Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. B Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Statement I is false because Kolbe's electrolysis of sodium acetate produces ethane, not methane. The reaction is: \(2\text{CH}_3\text{COONa} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} \xrightarrow{\text{Electrolysis}} \text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_3 + 2\text{CO}_2 + \text{H}_2 + 2\text{NaOH}\).…
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