Carboxylic Acids Question 107
Question: Acetamide is
[MP PET 1990; RPMT 1999]
Options:
A) Acidic
B) Basic
C) Neutral
D) Amphoteric
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Acetamide can behave as weak acid as well as base. $ CH_3-CO-NH_2+HCl\to \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Acetamidehydrogen \\ chloride \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH_3CONH_3^{+}C{l^{-}}}} $
$ 2CH_3CONH_2+HgO\to \underset{Mercuricacetamide}{\mathop{{{(CH_3CONH)}_2}Hg+H_2O}} $
BETA
