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Question
Give the chemical equation for the laboratory preparation of methane from sodium acetate.
Solution
\[\ce{\underset{acetate}{\underset{Sodium}{CH3COONa}} + \underset{hydroxide}{\underset{Sodium}{NaOH}} ->[CaO][300^\circ C] \underset{carbonate}{\underset{Sodium}{Na2CO3}} + \underset{Methane}{CH4}}\]
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