MCQ
Sodium benzoate on heating with sodalime gives:
  • Benzene
  • B
    Benzophenone
  • C
    Methane
  • D
    Calcium benzoate

Answer

Correct option: A.
Benzene
a
Sodium  Benzoate  is a kind  of preservative and when it  reacts  with  soda lime the following  decarboxylation reaction takes place resulting in formation of benzene and sodium carbonate

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