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MHT CET · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

The reaction of sodium acetate and sodalime gives

  1. A butane
  2. B ethane
  3. C methane
  4. D propane
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(C) methane

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\(\underset{\text { sodium acetate }}{\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}}+\underset{\text { sodalime }}{\mathrm{NaOH}} \longrightarrow \underset{\text {methane }}{\mathrm{CH}_{4}}\) \({c}+\underset{\text {sodium carbonate}}{\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}}\)