Fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word/words from those given in the brackets.
(acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, benzaldehyde, yellow, white, violet, Cannizzaro's, Liebermann, no `alpha`-hydrogen atom, `1alpha`-hydrogen atom, `2alpha`-hydrogen atoms, aldol, `beta`-hydroxy aldehyde, aldol condensation, mixed condensation, + I,-I, -M,+ M. decreases, increases, benzalchloride, PCI, SOCh. sec, alcohol, tert, alcohol, phenylhydrozone, semicarbazone, more, less, acetals, ketals, silver mirror, test, urotropine, acetaldehyde cyanohydrin, lactic acid, benzoic acid, Sodalime, ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, electrolysis, Kolbe's electrolytic reaction, carbon dioxide, water, amides, alpha, halogen, phosphorus, weaker, stronger, ethyl alcohol, dibasic,monobasic, 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid, `CH_(3)COCI`, acetic acid, `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)COOK`, enatiomers, diastereo, `K_(a)` `pk_(a)`, methanoic acid, higher, lower.)
Acetic acid on treatment with sodium carbonate liberates ............

Explanation

carbon dioxide