Answer to Question #135507 in Organic Chemistry for Shalini garbhapu

Question

Sodium salts of carboxylic acids when heated with soda lime give

Answer 1

Solution.

If sodium salts of carboxylic acids and soda lime heat, methane will produced according to the chemical equation:

$CH3COONa + NaOH = CH4 + Na2CO3$

Soda lime is a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides.

Answer:

CH4 (methane)