Question

heating of sodium formate with soda lime produces​

Answer 1

Answer:

Soda lime has much less tendency to absorb water. The solid sodium salt of a carboxylic acid is mixed with solid soda lime, and the mixture is heated. For example, if you heat sodium ethanoate with soda lime, you get methane gas formed: This reaction can be done with certain carboxylic acids themselves.

Answer 2

Answer:

Soda lime has much less tendency to absorb water. The solid sodium salt of a carboxylic acid is mixed with solid soda lime, and the mixture is heated. For example, if you heat sodium ethanoate with soda lime, you get methane gas formed: This reaction can be done with certain carboxylic acids themselves.