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Methyl cyanide is less basic than methylamine because

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there is a triple bond between CARBON and NITROGEN atoms.
molecular weight is higher than methylamine.
the lone pair of electrons in nitriles belongs to sp - orbital and lone pair of electrons in AMINES belongs to `sp^(3)-` orbital.
None of these

Solution :`CH_(3)-C-= underset(sp)overset(* *)(N)""CH_(3)-underset(sp^(3))(overset(* *)NH_(2))`


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