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JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank Properties of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    X is heated with soda lime and gives ethane. X is  [AFMC 2005]

    A)                 Ethanoic acid     

    B)                 Methanoic acid

    C)                 Propanoic acid  

    D)                 Either A or C

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[X\xrightarrow{NaOH/CaO}{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}\] \[\underset{\text{propionic}\,\,\text{acid}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}COOH}}\,\xrightarrow{NaOH/CaO}\underset{\text{ethane}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{6}}}}\,\]


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