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Today, August 18

Question

Acetamide and ethyl acetate can be distinguished by reacting with

A

Aqueous HCl and heat

B

Aqueous NaOH and heat

C

Acidified KMnO4

D

Bromine water.

Answer

Aqueous NaOH and heat

Explanation

Solution

CH3CONH2 $\xrightarrow [ \Delta ] { \mathrm { NaOH } }$ NH3 $\uparrow$ + CH3COO–

$\xrightarrow [ \Delta ] { \mathrm { NaOH } }$ +

C2H5OH