Q. On heating a mixture of sodium benzoate and sodalime...... is formed.

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A

toluene

B

phenol

C

benzene

D

benzoic acid

Solution:

On heating a mixture of sodium benzoate and sodalime, benzene is formed:
$sodium benzoate C_{6} H_{5} COON a + N a O H C a O, Heat Decarboxylation benzene C_{6} H_{6} + N a_{2} C O_{3}$