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Write the balanced chemical equation for the following

Sodium ethonate to methane


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Solution

  • When sodium ethanoate react with sodium hydroxide, methane and sodium carbonate is formed.
  • Here carboxyl group is removed from sodium ethanoate. So it is a decarboxylation reaction.
  • CH3COONa(aq)sodiumethanoate+CaO+NaOH(aq)sodalimeCH4(g)methane+Na2CO3(aq)sodiumcarbonate

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