Equal volumes of ethylene glycol (molar mass = 62) and water (molar mass = 18) are mixed. The depression in freezing point of water is (given Krof water = 1.86 K mol-1kg and specific gravity of ethylene glycol is 1.11)
When an aqueous solution of potassium salt of monocarboxylic acid is subjected to electrolysis, corresponding alkane is formed. This reation is known as