Identify the gas evolved when : sodium propionate is heated with soda lime.
Ethane gas
CH3-CH2.COONasodium propionate+NaOHsodalime→ΔCaOC2H6ethane+Na2CO3\underset{\text{sodium propionate}}{\text{C}\text{H}_3\text{-C}\text{H}_2\text{.COONa}} + \underset{\text{sodalime}}{\text{NaOH}} \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\text{CaO}} \underset{\text{ethane}}{\text{C}_2\text{H}_6} + \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3sodium propionateCH3-CH2.COONa+sodalimeNaOHCaOΔethaneC2H6+Na2CO3
