When a mixture of calcium benzoate and calcium acetate is dry distilled, the resulting compound is

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When a mixture of calcium benzoate and calcium acetate is dry distilled, the resulting compound is (A) acetophenone (B) benzaldehyde (C) benzophenone (D) acetaldehyde

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xrightarrowΔ undersetacetophenone mathop2C6H5- overset beginsmallmatrix O | | endsmallmatrix mathopC -CH3+2CaCO3

Q. When a mixture of calcium benzoate and calcium acetate is dry distilled, the resulting compound is

acetophenone

benzaldehyde

benzophenone

acetaldehyde

$Δ a ce t o p h e n o n e 2 C_{6} H_{5} - C O ∣ ∣ - C H_{3} + 2 C a C O_{3}$

Q. When a mixture of calcium benzoate and calcium acetate is dry distilled, the resulting compound is

acetophenone

benzaldehyde

benzophenone

acetaldehyde

Δ​acetophenone2C6​H5​−CO∣∣​−CH3​+2CaCO3​​

$Δ a ce t o p h e n o n e 2 C_{6} H_{5} - C O ∣ ∣ - C H_{3} + 2 C a C O_{3}$