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Identify the following terms / compounds:
The gas evolved when sodium propanoate is heated with soda lime.
Topic: Organic chemistry: structure, nomenclature and reactions
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Answer
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Ethane (C₂H₆).
Explanation
Sodium propanoate undergoes decarboxylation with soda lime.
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