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The hydrocarbon formed when sodium propanoate and soda lime are heated together:

  1. Methane
  2. Ethane
  3. Ethene
  4. Propane

Organic Chemistry

ICSE 2023

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Answer

Ethane

Reason —

CH3-CH2.COONasodium propionate+NaOHsodalime→ΔCaOC2H6ethane+Na2CO3\underset{\text{sodium propionate}}{\text{C}\text{H}3\text{-C}\text{H}2\text{.COONa}} + \underset{\text{sodalime}}{\text{NaOH}} \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\text{CaO}} \underset{\text{ethane}}{\text{C}2\text{H}6} + \text{Na}2\text{CO}3

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