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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Calcium acetate on strong heating gives
Options
A Methane + CaCO3
B Ethane + CaCO3
C Acetone + CaCO3
Correct Answer
D Ethane + CaO
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Calcium acetate (Ca(CH3COO)2) on strong heating undergoes decarboxylation to give acetone (CH3COCH3) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

Hint

What ketone is formed from heating calcium acetate?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1419 of 1999
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