What happens when sodium salt of ethanoic acid is heated with soda lime?

H₂ gas is released

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CO₂ gas is released

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CO gas is released

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CH₄ gas is released

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CH₄ gas is released

When sodium salt of ethanoic acid is heated with soda lime (solid mixture of 3 parts of NaOH and 1 part of CaO), methane gas is formed.

${CH}_{3} COONa NaOH/CaO \to {CH}_{4} + {Na}_{2} {CO}_{3}$

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