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Q. One of the following cannot be prepared by Kolbe's electrolytic process ?

Hydrocarbons

Solution:

$RCOONa + H_2O$
$\xrightarrow{\text{Electrolysis}} \underset{(\text{Higher alkane})}{R-R + CO_2} + H_2 + NaOH$