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Question
Write a balanced chemical equation for the following:
A mixture of sodalime and sodium acetate is heated.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Soda}{CH3COONa} + \underset{acetate}{NaOH} ->[Cao][Heat] \underset{Methane}{CH4} + \underset{Ethanoate}{Na2CO3}}\]
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