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1(e)
State one relevant reason for each of the following:
Soda lime is preferred to sodium hydroxide in the laboratory preparation of methane.
Topic: Organic chemistry: structure, nomenclature and reactions
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Soda lime is a solid, porous mixture and is less likely to fuse and damage the glass apparatus than NaOH alone.
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