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Question: Sodium acetate can be converted to ethane by....

Sodium acetate can be converted to ethane by.

A

Heating with LiAlH4\mathrm { LiAlH } _ { 4 }

B

Electrolysing its aqueous solution

C

Heating with sodalime

D

Heating with calcium acetate

Answer

Electrolysing its aqueous solution

Explanation

Solution

2CH3COONa Sodium acetate +2H2O Electolysis \underset { \text { Sodium acetate } } { 2 \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { COONa } } + 2 \mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O } \xrightarrow { \text { Electolysis } }

CH3CH3+2CO2+2NaOH+H2\mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } - \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } + 2 \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } + 2 \mathrm { NaOH } + \mathrm { H } _ { 2 }.