Sodium acetate on heating with soda lime produces:

C H_{4}

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C_{2} H_{6}

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C_{3} H_{8}

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C_{2} H_{4}

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Solution

The correct option is A $C H_{4}$
Sodium acetate on heating with soda lime produces methane.
The reaction is as follows:
$C H_{3} C O O N a + N a O H C a O - -- \to H e a t C H_{4} + N a_{2} C O_{3}$

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C O_{2}

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