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Acidity of Carboxylic Acids

When propioni...

Question

When propionic acid is treated with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, $C O_{2}$ is liberated. The C of $C O_{2}$ comes from:

Methyl group

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Carboxylic acid group

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Methylene group

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Bicarbonate group

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Solution

The correct option is D
Bicarbonate group

$C_{2} H_{5} C O O H + N a H C O_{3} \to C_{2} H_{5} C O O N a + H_{2} O + C O_{2} (f r o m N a H C O_{3}) .$

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