Question

what happens when sodium salt is heated with sodalime ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

THE REACTION

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:

The reaction

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.