The products formed when the sodium salt of a fatty acid is heated with soda lime are
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a
Alkaline & NaOH
b
Alkaline & CaO
c
Alkane & Na2CO3
d
Alkene & Na2SO4
answer is C.
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Sodium salt of carboxylic acid on heating with soda lime [NaOH + CaO] gives alkane with one carbon atom less than the corresponding carboxylic acid.This reaction is the example for carbon chain descending reaction.