A) alcohol
B) carboxylic acid
C) ether
D) an ester
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Only carboxylic acid reacts with sodium to give \[{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\] gas and with \[\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\]give \[\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\]gas as under: \[2R-COOH+2Na\xrightarrow{{}}2RCOONa+{{H}_{2}}\] \[2RCOOH+N{{a}_{2}}C{{O}_{3}}\xrightarrow{{}}RCOONa+{{H}_{2}}O\] \[+C{{O}_{2}}\]You need to login to perform this action.
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