Heating sodium ethanoate with soda lime gives ____.
Correct answer D. Methane
Explanation
Soda lime (NaOH with CaO) removes the carboxylate group as carbonate: CH₃COONa + NaOH → CH₄ + Na₂CO₃. This decarboxylation gives an alkane with one carbon fewer than the acid.
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