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Questions
Identify the gas evolved when sodium propionate is heated with sodalime
Identify the following term/compound:
The gas evolved when sodium propanoate is heated with soda lime.
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Solution
The gas evolved is ethane (C2H6), produced by soda‑lime decarboxylation of sodium propanoate.
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