Question

Calcium acetate, on heating, gives:

 

विकल्प

• acetic anhydride

• acetone

• acetaldehyde

• ethyl alcohol

  \[\ce{OH-CH2-CH2-OH->[HIO4]2HCHO}\]

Answer 1

acetone

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...............}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{...............}||\\
\phantom{}\ce{\underset{(Calcium acetate)}{(CH3COO)2Ca} ->[\Delta]\underset{(Acetone)}{CH3 - C - CH3 + CaCO3}}\\
\end{array}\]