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When sodium benzoate is heated with sodalime, the product formed is

A

toluene

B

phenol

C

benzene

D

benzaldehyde

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C
`C_(6)H_(5)COONa+NaOHunderset(Delta)overset(CaO)tounderset("benzene")(C_(6)H_(6))+Na_(2)CO_(3)` The process is called decarboxylation.
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