Hydrolysis of ester give a carboxylic acid which on Kolbe's electrolysis yields ethane. The ester is:

ethyl methanoate

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methyl ethanoate

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propylamine

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Solution

The correct option is B methyl ethanoate
Hydrolysis of methyl ethanoate yields Sodium Acetate which on Kolbe's electrolysis forms ethane as shown in the figure. Hence B is the correct answer

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