Heating of sodium acetate with soda lime produces

Aqueous solution of sodium acetate is

An organic compound (A) (C_5 H_8 O_3) on heating with soda lime gives (B) which reacts with HCN to give ( C) . The compound ( C) reacts with thionyl chloride to produce (D) which on reaction with KCN gives a compound ( E) . Alkaline hydrolysis of ( E) gives a salt (F) which on heating with soda lime produces n-butane . Careful oxidation of (A) with dichromate give acetic acid and malonic acid. Give the structures to (A) to (F) with proper reasoning.

A mixture of aqueous solution of sodium acetate and sodium propanoate forms a buffer solution. (T/F)

What happens when (give only balanced equations and write the names of the reactants and products ) A mixture of sodium acetate and soda lime is heated.

What happens when sodium acetate is heated with sodalime