Kolbe's synthesis of sodium salt of butanoic acid gives:

n-hexane

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iso-butane

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n-butane

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Solution

The correct option is A n-hexane
Buanoic acid - $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C O O H$
Kolbe's electrolysis of an acid produces a dimer of the alkyl chain.

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