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Hydrolysis of an ester gives a carboxylic acid which on Kolbe's electrolysis yields ethane. The ester is

A

Ethyl methanoate

B

Methyl ethanoate

C

Methyl methanoate

D

Methyl propanoate

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B
`CH_(3) - "COOCH"_(3) overset(H_(2)O)(rarr) CH_(3) - "COOH" + CH_(3)OH underset("Kolbe.s dectrolysis")overset(KOH)(rarr) CH_(3) - CH_(3)`
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