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Q. Which sodium salt will be heated with sodalime to obtain propane -

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Solution:

Carboxylic acid when heated with soda / lime undergoes decarboxylation forming alkane, which contains one carbon less then carboxylic acid.
$RCOONa\xrightarrow{NaOH \left|\right. C a O}RH$