Acetamide is formed by dehydration of
Correct answer: B. Ethanoic acid
- A. Oxalic acid
- B. Ethanoic acid
- C. Butanoic acid
- D. Propanoic acid
Explanation
Acetamide is a two carbon amide so when it is reduced it will turn into a two-carbon carboxylic acid,ethanoic acid. Hence the answer to this is B. The answer is not c or d because it has more carbon than what acetamide has. Oxalic acid is not the answer because it has two carboxyl groups while the -NH2 group that has to be replaced in acetamide is only one.
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