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Decarboxylation Reaction of Alkanes

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The reaction of sodium acetate and sodalime gives:

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butane

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ethane

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methane

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propane

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Solution

The correct option is B methane
$C H_{3} C O O N a sodium acetate + N a O H s o d a l i m e \to C H_{4} m e t h a n e + N a_{2} C O_{3} sodium carbonate$

The reaction of sodium acetate and sodalime gives mehtane and sodium carbonate.

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