Write the equation for the laboratory preparation of ethane from sodium propionate.

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Laboratory preparation of ethane from sodium propionate
Sodium Propionate ( $C_{2} H_{5} COONa$ ) reacts with Sodium hydroxide ( $N a O H$ ) and forms Ethane ( $C_{2} H_{6}$ ) and Sodium carbonate ( $N a_{2} C O_{3}$ ) as the products.
The equation for the preparation of Ethane from Sodium propionate is as follows:
$\underset{Sodium Propionate}{C_{2} H_{5} COONa (s)} + \underset{Sodium hydroxide}{NaOH (aq)} \to \underset{Ethane}{C_{2} H_{6} (g)} + \underset{Sodium carbonate}{{Na}_{2} {CO}_{3} (aq)}$

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