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posted by  Congeni@l on 7/24/2008 12:49:10 PM  |  status: Live  

How many moles? Hepl!!

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(HOOC)2-HC-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH-(COOH)2 will lose ?? many moles of carbon dioxide upon heating?
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posted by Ricky Wilkins on 7/24/2008 9:25:12 PM  |  status: Live
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 Decarboxylation occurs by the heating of an acid.
  In this compound there are 4 moles of -COOH groups which on decarboxylation upon heating.
 Hence we get 4 moles of CO2 .The reaction is as follows.
 
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