Soda lime test is used to identify which of the following functional group?

carboxylic acid

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keetone

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aldehyde

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Solution

The correct option is A carboxylic acid
$C H_{3} C O O N a + N a O H ⟶_{C a O}^{h e a t} C H_{4} + N a_{2} C O_{3}$
soda lime is a fused mixture of $N a O H$ and $C a O$
Carboxylic acids on heating with sodalime gives corresponding hydrocarbon and its derivative.

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