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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

In Kolbe`s electrolysis , h2 gas is evolved but I don`t know how

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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In kolbeys electrolysis sodium salt of carboxilic acid is electrolysed to give ethane at anode and hydrogen at cathode.CH3COONA+HOH. + =CH3-CH3+2CO2+2NaOH +H2 CH3COONa+HOH. here both CH3 combine to give ethane,both coo combine to give 2CO2 ,2 sidium from carboxilic acid and 2 OH from water combine to form 2NaOH and two h combine to give H2 .