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Explain the conversion of acetic acid into methane and ethane in separate steps. 

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Sodium acetate on decarboxylation gives methane.
`CH_3COOH underset(NaOH)(rarr)CH_3COO^(-)Na^(+) underset(CaO)overset(NaOH)CH_4 + Na_2CO_3`
Electrolysis of aqueous conc. sodium acetate gives ethane.
`2CH_3COO^(-)Na^(+) + 2H_2O overset("Electrolysis")(rarr)CH_3-CH_3+2CO_2+2NaOH +H_2`
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