Weight (g) of two moles of the organic compound, which is obtained by heating sodium ethanoate with sodium hydroxide in presence of calcium oxide is :NEET 2023 (All India)

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Sodium hydroxide in the presence of calcium oxide is known as decarboxylating agent. Sodium ethanoate on decarboxylation gives methane.

${CH}_{3} COONa \overset{NaOH / CaO}{\to} {CH}_{4}$

The molar mass of methane is $16 g$ . Weight of two moles of the compound is $32 g$ .

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