Question

rate of decarboxylation for soda lime will be maximum in

Answer 1

Decarboxylation is a situation whereby a carboxylic acid has the formula RCOOH and R can either be hydrogen or it can exist in hydrocarbon group such as alkyl group.

-The rate of decarboxylation for soda lime usually gets maximized when the solid sodium salt of a carbolyc acid mixes with solid soda lime and then it is heated for the reaction  to occur.

      CH3COONa + NaOH -------> CH4 + Na2CO3

Answer 2

Rate of decarboxylation for soda lime will be maximum in acetic acid.

Explanation:  

• The rate of decarboxylation depends on two factors. Firstly it depends on the length of the carbon chain.  

• The higher the length of the carbon chain, the lower will be the rate of decarboxylation.

• Also the rate of decarboxylation is higher is the carboxylic acid group is added to the terminal carbon.  

• Since acetic acid is the carboxylic acid with the smallest carbon Chain and also the carboxylic acid is attached to the terminal carbon the rate of decarboxylation with soda lime will be maximum.

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Rate of decarboxylation for soda lime will be maximum in -

(1) Acentic acid

(2) 3-Butenoic acid

(3) 3-oxobutanoic acid

(4) pent-2-ynoic acid

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