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Give reasons : (a) Methylamine is a stronger base than ammonia. (b) Reactivity of -NH_(2) groups gets reduced in acetanilide.

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Solution :(a) It is because methyl group is electron releasing and increases electron density on .N..
(B) It is because `CH_(3)-overset(overset(O)(||))(C)-`group is electron WITHDRAWING. The lone pair of ELECTRONS is INVOLVED in conjugation with the carbonyl group, thus decreasing electron densityon nitrogen.


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