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By combining the two calcium salts of carboxylic acids we are preparing 2-butanone.Find the correct pair of the following `:`

A

calcium formate `+`calcium acetate

B

calcium formate `+` calcium propanoate

C

calcium acetate `+` calcium propanoate

D

calcium acetate `+` calcium butanoate

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C
`(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-O)_(2)Ca+(C_(2)H_(5)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-O)_(2)Caoverset("dry dist.")(rarr) underset("2-Butanone")(2CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-C_(2)H_(5)+2CaCO_(3))`
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