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X is heated with soda lime and gives eth...

X is heated with soda lime and gives ethane, X is

A

Ethanoic acid

B

Methanoic acid

C

Propanoic acid

D

Either (a) or (c)

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The correct Answer is:
C
`C overset(NaOH//CaO)to underset("propionic acid") (C_(2)H_(6) C_(2)H_(5)COOH) overset(NaOH//CaO)to underset("ethane")(C_(2)H_(6))`
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