Aldehydes Ketones Question 20
Question: A colourless liquid, at room temperature, reacts with soda-lime to form sodium salt of a carboxylic acid and ammonia gas. The liquid is
Options:
A) propanoic acid
B) formamide
C) propanamide
D) methyl enthanoate
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
[b] Only amides (but not acids and esters) undergo hydrolysis in presence of soda-lime to form sodium salt of a carboxylic acid and ammonia gas. Further, since the given compound is a liquid, it must be formamide, because propanamide is a solid.
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