NEET2012ChemistryHydrocarbonsActual
Assertion : Sodiumacetate on Kolbe'selectrolysis gives methane. Reason : Methyl free radical is formed at cathode.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
Sodium acetate on Kolbe’s electrolysis gives ethane. It is formed at anode