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Methane is prepared in the laboratory by heating a mixture of sodium acetate and______.

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water
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soda lime
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lime stone
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sodium carbonate
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Solution

The correct option is B soda lime

Methane is prepared in the laboratory by reacting sodium acetate(CH3COONa) with sodalime(Sodalime is a mixture of NaOH and CaO).The reactants are heated in a test tube.

Reaction :

CH3COONa+NaOHCH4+Na2CO3


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