NEETChemistryCarboxylic Acid Derivatives
What is the result of heating sodium salts of carboxylic acids with soda lime?
Options
- AFormation of carbon dioxide
- BFormation of aldehydes
- CFormation of hydrocarbons
- DFormation of esters
Correct answer
C. Formation of hydrocarbons
Step-by-step solution
When sodium salts of carboxylic acids are heated with soda lime, they undergo decarboxylation, leading to the formation of hydrocarbons.