Question

Write the balanced chemical equation for mixture of Soda-lime and Sodium acetate is heated

Answer 1

The balanced chemical equation for the mixture of Soda-lime and Sodium acetate:

• When sodium acetate $\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COONa}\right)$ is heated with Soda-lime, Methane $\left({\mathrm{CH}}_4\right)$is produced.
• In decarboxylation, the product is alkane having one less carbon atom than a Carboxylic acid $\left({\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{H}}_{2\mathrm{n}+1}\mathrm{COOH}\right)$
• In decarboxylation, the Sodium salt of Carboxylic acid on heating with Soda-lime ($NaOH+CaO$) produces alkane.
• In decarboxylation, the product is alkane having one less carbon atom than a Carboxylic acid.
• The chemical reaction is as follows:

$\underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{acetate}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COONa}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{hydroxide}}{\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Soda}\mathrm{lime}}{\mathrm{CaO}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Methane}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_4\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{acetate}}{{\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}$