Heating of sodium acetate with sodalime (mixture of NaOH + CaO) is called :

dehydration

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decarboxylation

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dehydrogenation

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dehydrohalogenation

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Solution

The correct option is B decarboxylation
Decarboxylation is a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide ( $C O_{2}$ ).

Usually, decarboxylation refers to a reaction of carboxylic acids, removing a carbon atom from a carbon chain.

The given reaction involves removal of carbon dioxide molecule, therefore, it is a decarboxylation reaction.

$C H_{3} C O O N a N a O H + C a O - ------- \to C H_{4} + N a_{2} C O_{3}$

Option B is correct.

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