Question

what is the product formed when sodium propionate is heated with soda lime​

Answer 1

sodium propionate on reaction with soda-lime (CaO) give an alkane with one carbon less than the acid. So sodium propanoate on decarboxylation will give ethane and sodium carbonate.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The gas evolved is ethane.

C(2)H(5)COONa + NaOH ------> C(2)H(6) + Na(2)CO(3).

This reaction proceeds with the application of heat; this type of reaction in which CO(2) molecule is removed from a carboxylic acid is called decarboxylation.