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Ammonium acetate on removal of ______ forms acetamide.(a) H2(b) NH3(c) OH^–(d) H2OThe question was posed to me in an interview for job.Asked question is from Carboxylic Acids Chemical Reactions in section Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct OPTION is (d) H2O

Easiest EXPLANATION: Ammonium acetate (CH3COO-NH4^+) is an ammonium salt which on heating at HIGH temperatures, loses a water molecule to give acetamide (CH3CONH2).



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