MCQ
Sodium acetate can be converted to ethane by
  • A
    Heating with $LiAl{H_4}$
  • Electrolysing its aqueous solution
  • C
    Heating with sodalime
  • D
    Heating with calcium acetate

Answer

Correct option: B.
Electrolysing its aqueous solution
b
(b) $\mathop {2C{H_3}COONa}\limits_{{\text{Sodium}}\,{\text{acetate}}}  + 2{H_2}O\xrightarrow{{{\text{Electolysis}}}}\,C{H_3} - C{H_3} + 2C{O_2} + 2NaOH + {H_2}$ 

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