A colourless liquid, at room temperature reacts with soda lime to form sodium salt of carboxylic acid and ammonia gas. The liquid is

A colourless liquid, at room temperature reacts with soda lime to form

1.	A colourless liquid, at room temperature reacts with soda lime to form sodium salt of carboxylic acid and ammonia gas. The liquid is
Answer» Propanamide Propanoic ACID Formamide Methyl Ethanoate Solution :Since in the REACTION sodium salt of fatty acid is formed it must be an acid or some acid derivative. Further since `NH_(3)` gas is alos evolved hence it must be an amide. Moreover, at room while all other AMIDES are COLOURLESS CRYSTALLINE solids