Question

dry distillation of calcium formate gives:-

A. HCHO
B. HCOOH
C. CH3COOH
D. CH3CHO

Answer 1

Your answer is option (a), formaldehyde.

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is Option C.

Explanation:

Dry distillation is defined as the process in which solid substances are heated to produce gaseous substances that may further condense into liquids or solids.

When calcium formate is reacted with calcium acetate and is allowed to undergo dry distillation process, a gaseous product of acetaldehyde is produced.

The chemical equation for the dry distillation of mixture of calcium acetate and calcium formate follows:

$Ca(CH_3COO)_2+Ca(HCOO)_2\rightarrow 2CaCO_3+2CH_3CHO$

Hence, the correct answer is Option C.