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Hydrocarbons

Question
CBSEENCH11007758

Discuss the laboratory preparation of methane.

Solution
Laboratory preparation of methane: It is prepared in the laboratory by heating a mixture of sodium acetate with soda lime.
stack CH subscript 3 COONa with Sodium space acetate below space plus space NaOH space rightwards arrow from Heat to CaO of space stack CH subscript 4 with Methane below space plus space Na subscript 2 CO subscript 3

Experiment: Powdered sodium acetate is mixed with four times the amount of soda lime. The mixture is taken in a hard glass tube. It is fitted with the delivery tube.
As the contents of the tube are heated, methane gas is produced. It is collected by the downward displacement of water.