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(a) Write the formula and draw electron dot structure of carbon tetrachloride. 

(b) What is saponification? Write the reaction involved in this process. 

 

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a) Carbon tetrachloride

CCl4

(b) When an ester is heated with sodium hydroxide solution, ester gets hydrolyzed (breaks down) to form the parent alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid.

Example:

CH_3COOCH_3 + NaOH \rightarrow CH_3COONa + CH_3OH

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