Q. When sodium propionate is heated with soda-lime, the product formed is
A) Methane
B) Ethane
C) Ethene
D) Ethyne
Explanation
(b)
$\$When sodium propionate is heated with sodalime, ethane is formed.
$CH_{3}CH_{2}COONa + NaOH\overset{CaO}{\rightarrow}C_{2}H_{6} + Na_{2}CO_{3}$
ethane
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