Question

What is soda lime preferred to sodium hydroxide in preparation of methane

Answer 1

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Explanation:

In the laboratory, methane is prepared by heating a mixture of sodium acetate and soda lime. Soda lime is a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium oxide. ... Methane gas evolved is collected by the downward displacement of water.

Answer 2

Answer:

in laboratory methane is prepared by heating a mixture of sodium acetate and  soda lime .soda lime is a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium oxide.

a mixture of sodium acetate and soda lime is taken in the hard glass tube and heated with a bunsen flame.methane gas evolved is collected by the downward displacement of water

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