Question

prepare Methane from Sodium acetate​

Answer 1

Answer:

Methane can be prepared in the laboratory by heating sodium acetate with sodium hydroxide, by the reaction of aluminum carbide with water, by the direct combination of carbon and hydrogen, or by the destructive distillation of coal or wood.

Answer 2

Answer:

When sodium acetate is heated with soda lime (NaOH+CaO), methane will be produced by decarboxylation. Sodium acetate and soda lime(NaOH + CaO), on reaction give methane and sodium carbonate. This reaction is called decarboxylation and is one of the general methods to prepare alkanes.