CO 2 is liberated on adding sodium carbonate to a carboxylic acid. The carbon of CO 2 comes from

Question

CO 2 is liberated on adding sodium carbonate to a carboxylic acid. The carbon of CO 2 comes from (A) carboxylic group (B) carbonate (C) alkyl group (D) methyl

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Carboxylic acids react with carbonates forming corresponding salts thus evolution of CO 2 must be from carbonates. 2 R C O O H+N a2 C O3 arrow 2 R C O O N a+H2 O+C O2 uparrow

Q. $C O_{2}$ is liberated on adding sodium carbonate to a carboxylic acid. The carbon of $C O_{2}$ comes from

carboxylic group

carbonate

alkyl group

methyl

Carboxylic acids react with carbonates forming corresponding salts thus evolution of $C O_{2}$ must be from carbonates.
$2 RCOO H + N a_{2} C O_{3} \to 2 RCOON a + H_{2} O + C O_{2} ↑$

Q. CO2​ is liberated on adding sodium carbonate to a carboxylic acid. The carbon of CO2​ comes from