Question

Pure methane can be produced by

• A. Wurtz reaction
• B. Kolbes electrolytic method
• C. Soda-lime decarboxylation
• D. Reduction with $H_2$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$C{H}_{3}COONa+NaOH\underset{\Delta }{\overset{\text{Soda -lime}}{\to }}$
$C{H}_4+N{a}_{2}C{O}_3$