Weight (g) of two moles of the organic compound, which is obtained by heating sodium ethanoate with sodium hydroxide in the presence of calcium oxide is:
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The reaction described is the decarboxylation of sodium ethanoate using soda lime (a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium oxide) [Source 180]. The organic compound formed in this reaction is methane (). The molar mass of methane () is calculated as: . Therefore, the weight of two moles of methane is: .
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