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Chemistry of Hydrocarbons Kolbe's Electrolysis of Dicarboxylate Salts

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Electrolysis of disodium succinate, NaOOC–CH₂–CH₂–COONa, produces:

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Correct Answer: B) Ethene

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Both carboxylate groups are removed as CO₂, leaving the two-carbon fragment to form ethene.

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