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Decarboxylation of sodium acetate with soda lime gives:

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About This Question

Subject
chemistry
Chapter
organic compounds containing oxygen
Topic
decarboxylation
Difficulty
Easy
Year
2025
Tags
DecarboxylationSoda LimeMethane

Solution

Correct Answer:

Methane

Decarboxylation involves the removal of the carboxyl group as .

  • Reagent: Soda Lime (a mixture of and in a ratio).
  • Reaction:
  • The reaction yields an alkane with one less carbon atom than the parent carboxylate salt.
  • From Sodium acetate (2 carbons), we obtain Methane (1 carbon).

This easy difficulty chemistry question is from the chapter organic compounds containing oxygen, covering the topic of decarboxylation. It appeared in the 2025 exam.

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