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  4. Alkali metal salts of carboxylic acids also undergo decarboxylation on electrolysis of their aqueous solutions and form hydrocarbons having twice the number of C-atoms present in the alkyl group of the acid. The reaction is known as

Q. Alkali metal salts of carboxylic acids also undergo decarboxylation on electrolysis of their aqueous solutions and form hydrocarbons having twice the number of C-atoms present in the alkyl group of the acid. The reaction is known as

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Solution:

Alkali metal salts of carboxylic acids undergo decarboxylation on electrolysis of their aqueous solution and form hydrocarbons having twice the number of C-atoms present in the alkyl group of the C-atoms present in the alkyl group of the acid. The reaction is known as Kolbe electrolysis.