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Decarboxylation Reaction of Alkanes

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Anhydrous sodium acetate on heating with sodalime gives

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Acetic acid

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Methane

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Calcium acetate

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Ethane

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Solution

The correct option is B Methane
$C H_{3} C O O N a + N a O H C a O - - \to C H_{4} + N a_{2} C O_{3}$
Sodium acetate Methane

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