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Which of the following reactions can be used to prepare methane?

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a

Hydrogenation of alkenes     

b

Kolbe's electrolysis   

c

Wurtz reaction

d

Decarboxylation of sodium acetate        

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

In option (A) Decarboxylation of sodium acetate with NaOH in presence of CaO under heating produces methane CH3COONa+NaOH+CaOCH4+Na2CO3 

In option (B) Kolbe's electrolysis produces ethane                 

In option (C) Wurtz reaction produces double the number of carbon atoms in product

In option (D) Hydrogenation of alkenes also produces more than one carbon atoms                    

But the methane contains only one carbon atom   

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